Prevalence of Antibodies to Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus in Ruminants, Nigeria, 2015
Daniel Oladimeji Oluwayelu, Babak Afrough, Adebowale I. Adebiyi, Anitha Varghese, Eun‐Sil Park, Shuetsu Fukushi, Tomoki Yoshikawa, Masayuki Saijo, E. Neumann, Shigeru Morikawa, Roger Hewson, Oyewale Tomori
Abstract
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) is a highly transmissible human pathogen. Infection is often misdiagnosed, in part because of poor availability of data in disease-endemic areas. We sampled 150 apparently healthy ruminants throughout Nigeria for virus seropositivity and detected virus-specific IgG in cattle (24%) and goats (2%), highlighting the need for further investigations.
Topics & Concepts
VirologyVirusCrimean–Congo hemorrhagic feverAntibodyPathogenZoonotic diseaseBiologyDiseaseImmunologyVeterinary medicineMedicinePathologyTickViral Infections and VectorsVector-Borne Animal DiseasesViral Infections and Outbreaks Research