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Serologic Evidence of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Infection in Hungary

Németh, Viktória

Oldal, Miklós

Egyed, László

Gyuranecz, Miklós

Erdélyi, Károly

Kvell, Krisztián

Kalvatchev, Nikolay

Zeller, Herve

Bányai, Krisztián

Jakab, Ferenc

2013

QR Microbiology / mikrobiológia

R1 Medicine (General) / orvostudomány általában

RA Public aspects of medicine / orvostudomány társadalmi szerepe

RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine / közegészségügy, higiénia, betegség-megelőzés

SV Veterinary science / állatorvostudomány

Crimean?Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) is a typical tick-borne pathogen that causes an increasing
number of severe infections in many parts of Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and the Balkans, as well as in some
other parts of Europe. The virus is transmitted primarily by Hyalomma spp., and the spectrum of natural hosts for
CCHFV is broad, including wild and domestic animals. Although, the presence of CCHFV was hypothesized in
Hungary, no significant research activity has been carried out in the past 30 years. In the present study, we
provide serological evidence of CCHFV infection in Lepus europeus using newly developed antibody detection
assays. Of 198 samples, 12 (6%) were positive for immunoglobulin G antibody against CCHFV, with 2 independent
detection assays. This observation indicates a need for a large-scale surveillance to estimate the potential
public health risk of CCHFV in Hungary.

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http://real.mtak.hu/4975/1/N%C3%A9meth%20et%20al-VBZD-2013....

Németh, Viktória and Oldal, Miklós and Egyed, László and Gyuranecz, Miklós and Erdélyi, Károly and Kvell, Krisztián and Kalvatchev, Nikolay and Zeller, Herve and Bányai, Krisztián and Jakab, Ferenc (2013) Serologic Evidence of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Infection in Hungary. Vector-borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 13. pp. 1-3. ISSN 1530-3667

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