Journal
VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES
Volume 9, Issue 6, Pages 713-716Publisher
MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2008.0141
Keywords
Arbovirus(es); Birds-Tick(s); Vector; Vector-borne
Funding
- Science and Technology Cooperation Programme (2002-2005)
- General Secretariat for Research and Technology of the Greek Ministry of Development and the Ministry of Education and Science of Albania
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Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) is endemic in Albania. Ticks collected from cattle grazing in the endemic areas of Albania were tested for presence of CCHFV RNA, while serum samples collected from goats, cattle, hares, and birds were tested for the presence of specific IgG antibodies to CCHFV. One of the 31 pools prepared, consisting of four female Hyalomma spp. ticks, was found to carry CCHFV RNA with 99.2-100% homology to sequences detected in patients from the same region. Antibodies were not detected in cattle, hares, and birds, but 2/10 goats presented high titers of IgG antibodies. The shepherd of that flock was a member of a family affected by CCHF 10 days before the collection of goats' sera, and he presented a mild form of the disease.
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