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Genomic Characterization of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus in Hyalomma Tick from Spain, 2014.


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.

SUBMITTER: Cajimat MNB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7643767 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Genomic Characterization of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus in Hyalomma Tick from Spain, 2014.

Cajimat Maria N B MNB   Rodriguez Sergio E SE   Schuster Isolde U E IUE   Swetnam Daniele M DM   Ksiazek Thomas G TG   Habela Miguel A MA   Negredo Ana Isabel AI   Estrada-Peña Agustín A   Barrett Alan D T ADT   Bente Dennis A DA  

Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.) 20170824 10


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 relation  ...[more]

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