Lack of Evidence for Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus in Ticks Collected from Animals, Corsica, France

Vincent Cicculli; Apolline Maitre; Nazli Ayhan; Stevan Mondoloni; Jean-Christophe Paoli; Laurence Vial; Xavier N de Lamballerie; Remi Charrel; Alessandra Falchi

doi:10.3201/eid2805.211996

Lack of Evidence for Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus in Ticks Collected from Animals, Corsica, France

Emerg Infect Dis. 2022 May;28(5):1035-1038. doi: 10.3201/eid2805.211996.

Authors

Vincent Cicculli, Apolline Maitre, Nazli Ayhan, Stevan Mondoloni, Jean-Christophe Paoli, Laurence Vial, Xavier N de Lamballerie, Remi Charrel, Alessandra Falchi

Abstract

In Corsica, France, 9.1% of livestock serum samples collected during 2014-2016 were found to have antibodies against Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV), an emerging tickborne zoonotic disease. We tested 8,051 ticks for CCHFV RNA and Nairovirus RNA. The results indicate that Corsica is not a hotspot for CCHFV.

Keywords: Corsica; Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever; France; Nairovirus; tickborne disease; ticks; vector-borne infections; viruses; zoonoses.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
France / epidemiology
Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Crimean-Congo* / genetics
Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean* / epidemiology
RNA
Ticks*

Substances

RNA