| Literature DB >> 33231536 |
Abdelmalik I Khalafalla1, Yan Li2, Anna Uehara2,3, Nasareldien A Hussein1, Jing Zhang2, Ying Tao2, Eric Bergeron4, Ibrahim H Ibrahim5, Mohamed A Al Hosani1, Mohd F Yusof1, Zulaikha M Alhammadi1, Saeed M Alyammahi1, Esmat F Gasim1, Hassan Z A Ishag1, Farida A L Hosani5, Susan I Gerber2, Salama S Almuhairi1, Suxiang Tong2.
Abstract
Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) is a tick-borne virus causing Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF), a disease reported to have a high fatality rate in numerous countries. The virus is geographically widespread due to its vector, and numerous wild and domestic animals can develop asymptomatic infection. Serological and limited molecular evidence of CCHFV has previously been reported in Camelus dromedarius (the dromedary, or one-humped camel) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). In this study, 238 camel samples were screened for CCHFV RNA where 16 camel samples were positive for CCHFV by RT-PCR. Analysis of full-length CCHFV genome sequences revealed a novel lineage in camels from the UAE, and potential reassortment of the M segment of the genome.Entities:
Keywords: Crimean–Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF); UAE; camels
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Year: 2021 PMID： 33231536 PMCID： PMC8749806 DOI： 10.1099/jgv.0.001473
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Gen Virol ISSN： 0022-1317 Impact factor: 3.891