Evidence of Prolonged Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Endemicity by Retrospective Serosurvey, Eastern Spain
Laura Carrera-Faja, Jesús Cardells, Lola Pailler‐García, Víctor Lizana, Gemma Alfaro-Deval, Johan Espunyes, Sebastián Napp, Óscar Cabezón
Abstract
We conducted a retrospective serosurvey for antibodies against Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus in wild ungulates along the eastern Mediterranean Coast of Spain. The virus has been endemic in this region since 2010 but is mainly restricted to geographic clusters with extremely high seropositivity associated with high density of bovids.
Topics & Concepts
Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic feverVirologySerologyVirusMediterranean climateGeographyBiologyAntibodyImmunologyEcologyTickViral Infections and VectorsVector-Borne Animal DiseasesViral Infections and Outbreaks Research