Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Endemicity in United Arab Emirates, 2019

We conducted a cross-sectional survey of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) in dromedary camels and attached ticks at 3 locations in the United Arab Emirates. Results revealed a high prevalence of CCHFV-reactive antibodies in camels and viral RNA in ticks and camel serum, suggesting the v...

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Autores principales: Camp, Jeremy V., Kannan, Dafalla O., Osman, Babiker Mohammed, Shah, Moayyed Sher, Howarth, Brigitte, Khafaga, Tamer, Weidinger, Pia, Karuvantevida, Noushad, Kolodziejek, Jolanta, Mazrooei, Hessa, Wolf, Nadine, Loney, Tom, Nowotny, Norbert
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020
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Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7181925/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32097111
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2605.191414
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Sumario:We conducted a cross-sectional survey of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) in dromedary camels and attached ticks at 3 locations in the United Arab Emirates. Results revealed a high prevalence of CCHFV-reactive antibodies in camels and viral RNA in ticks and camel serum, suggesting the virus is endemic in this country.

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