Epidemiological investigation of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus infection among the one-humped camels (Camelus dromedarius) in southern Tunisia
Corresponding Author
Date
2020-10-25Date Issued
2021-01-01ISI journal
Impact factor: 2.749 (Year: 2020)
Author(s)
Citation
Faten Bouaicha, Albert Eisenbarth, Khawla Elati, Ansgar Schulz, Boubaker Ben Smida, Mohsen Bouajila, Limam Sassi, Mourad Rekik, Martin Groschup, Médiha Khammasi Khbou. (1/1/2021). Epidemiological investigation of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus infection among the one-humped camels (Camelus dromedarius) in southern Tunisia. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 12 (1).
Abstract
Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever is a viral tick-borne zoonotic disease caused by a Nairovirus, Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV). The present survey aimed to determine the exposure of one-humped camels (Camelus dromedarius) from southern Tunisia to CCHFV. A total of 273 sera from extensively reared camels were collected from Tataouine district, Tunisia, and tested by CCHFV-specific enzyme linked immunosorbent assays. By combining the results of three serological tests, the overall seroprevalence of CCHFV was estimated as 89.7% (245/273). No viral RNA was detected from camel sera using quantitative real-time PCR (RT-qPCR). A total of 165 ticks were collected from camels and tested with RT-qPCR, and only one Hyalomma impeltatum tick was positive for virus RNA.
DSpace URI
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/12319Other URI
https://mel.cgiar.org/dspace/limitedCollections
- Agricultural Research Knowledge [12869]
Author(s) ORCID(s)
Rekik, Mouradhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7455-2017
AGROVOC Keywords
Click to enable