| Literature DB >> 28836897 |
Maria N B Cajimat1,2, Sergio E Rodriguez1, Isolde U E Schuster1, Daniele M Swetnam1, Thomas G Ksiazek1,2, Miguel A Habela3, Ana Isabel Negredo4, Agustín Estrada-Peña5, Alan D T Barrett1,2, Dennis A Bente1.
Abstract
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a severe tick-borne disease caused by CCHF virus (CCHFV). Ticks in the genus Hyalomma are the main vectors and reservoirs of CCHFV. In Spain, CCHFV was first detected in Hyalomma ticks from Cáceres in 2010. Subsequently, two autochthonous CCHF cases were reported in August 2016. In this study, we describe the characterization of the CCHFV genome directly from Hyalomma lusitanicum collected in Cáceres in 2014. Phylogenetic analyses reveal a close relationship with clade III strains from West Africa, with an estimated divergence time of 50 years. The results of this work suggest that CCHFV has been circulating in Spain for some time, and most likely originated from West Africa.Entities:
Keywords: Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF); Hyalomma tick; Spain; emerging disease; tick-borne disease
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28836897 PMCID: PMC7643767 DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2017.2190
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis ISSN: 1530-3667 Impact factor: 2.133