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112 Citations
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Molecular Insights into Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus

  • Marko Zivcec,
  • Florine E. M. Scholte,
  • Christina F. Spiropoulou,
  • Jessica R. Spengler and
  • Éric Bergeron

21 April 2016

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) is a tick-borne pathogen that causes high morbidity and mortality. Efficacy of vaccines and antivirals to treat human CCHFV infections remains limited and controversial. Research into pathology and underl...

  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
4,154 Views
10 Pages

Epidemics of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) in Sudan between 2010 and 2020

  • Ayman Ahmed,
  • Yousif Ali,
  • Bashir Salim,
  • Isabelle Dietrich and
  • Jakob Zinsstag

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a zoonotic arboviral disease that poses a great threat to global health in the Old World, and it is endemic in Europe, Asia, and Africa, including Sudan. In this retrospective study, we reviewed previous epid...

  • Review
  • Open Access
75 Citations
11,196 Views
19 Pages

Epidemiological Aspects of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever in Western Europe: What about the Future?

  • Aránzazu Portillo,
  • Ana M. Palomar,
  • Paula Santibáñez and
  • José A. Oteo

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) is an arthropod-borne virus (arbovirus), mainly transmitted by ticks, belonging to the genus Orthonairovirus (family Nairoviridae, order Bunyavirales). CCHFV causes a potentially severe, or even fatal, hu...

  • Review
  • Open Access
34 Citations
5,422 Views
10 Pages

22 June 2021

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) is a widespread, tick-borne pathogen that causes Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) with high morbidity and mortality. CCHFV is transmitted to humans through tick bites or direct contact with patients...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
4,991 Views
12 Pages

20 July 2018

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus is one the most important and wide spread tick-borne viruses. Very little is known about the transmission from the tick and the early aspects of pathogenesis. Here, we generate human cutaneous antigen presenting...

  • Review
  • Open Access
15 Citations
6,457 Views
29 Pages

19 August 2023

Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV), a member of the Nairoviridae family and Bunyavirales order, is transmitted to humans via tick bites or contact with the blood of infected animals. It can cause severe symptoms, including hemorrhagi...

  • Review
  • Open Access
67 Citations
7,024 Views
27 Pages

Animal Models for Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Human Disease

  • Aura R. Garrison,
  • Darci R. Smith and
  • Joseph W. Golden

28 June 2019

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) is an important tick-borne human pathogen endemic throughout Asia, Africa and Europe. CCHFV is also an emerging virus, with recent outbreaks in Western Europe. CCHFV can infect a large number of wild and...

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  • Open Access
1,113 Views
12 Pages

Molecular and Clinical Characterization of Crimean–Congo Hemorrhagic Fever in Bulgaria, 2015–2024

  • Kim Ngoc,
  • Ivan Stoikov,
  • Ivelina Trifonova,
  • Elitsa Panayotova,
  • Evgenia Taseva,
  • Iva Trifonova and
  • Iva Christova

Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a zoonotic viral disease endemic to parts of Africa, Asia and southeastern Europe. Bulgaria is one of the few European countries with the consistent annual reporting of human CCHF cases. This study prov...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,380 Views
12 Pages

Mapping of Antibody Epitopes on the Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Nucleoprotein

  • Boniface Pongombo Lombe,
  • Takeshi Saito,
  • Hiroko Miyamoto,
  • Akina Mori-Kajihara,
  • Masahiro Kajihara,
  • Masayuki Saijo,
  • Justin Masumu,
  • Takanari Hattori,
  • Manabu Igarashi and
  • Ayato Takada

6 March 2022

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV), a nairovirus, is a tick-borne zoonotic virus that causes hemorrhagic fever in humans. The CCHFV nucleoprotein (NP) is the antigen most used for serological screening of CCHFV infection in animals and hum...

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Seroprevalence of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever and Rift Valley Fever Viruses Among Ruminants in Nigeria: A Descriptive Epizootiological Analysis

  • David Odion Ehizibolo,
  • Olumuyiwa Oyekan,
  • Nicodemus Mkpuma,
  • Dorcas Amara Gado,
  • Isa Zayyad Turaki,
  • Habibu Haliru,
  • Ibrahim Garba,
  • Elizabeth Ene Williams,
  • Samdi Kennedy and
  • Ardo Abdullahi
  • + 14 authors

30 November 2025

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) and Rift Valley fever (RVF) are major zoonotic diseases, spread by arthropods, with livestock serving as amplifying hosts. Despite Nigeria’s large ruminant population and robust cross-border animal trade,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
4,231 Views
17 Pages

T-Cells and Interferon Gamma Are Necessary for Survival Following Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Infection in Mice

  • David W. Hawman,
  • Kimberly Meade-White,
  • Shanna Leventhal,
  • Aaron Carmody,
  • Elaine Haddock,
  • Kim Hasenkrug and
  • Heinz Feldmann

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a severe tick-borne febrile illness with wide geographic distribution. In humans, the disease follows infection by the Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) and begins as flu-like symptoms that can ra...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
1,419 Views
6 Pages

Crimean–Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Mimicking HELLP Syndrome in a Pregnant Woman and Her Infant in Kosovo: A Case Report

  • Lindita Ajazaj-Berisha,
  • Bahrije Halili,
  • Vera Ndrejaj,
  • Kurtesh Sherifi,
  • Xhevat Jakupi,
  • Simone Priesnitz,
  • Christoph J. Hemmer,
  • Salih Ahmeti and
  • Petra Emmerich

26 January 2025

Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is fatal in 10 to 40% of cases. It is caused by CCHF virus (CCHFV). Symptoms include fever, headache, myalgia, and often hemorrhage and other complications. This report shows that CCHF may resemble HELLP s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,452 Views
12 Pages

Prognostic Value of Ratios of Inflammatory Markers in the Prognosis of Crimean–Congo Hemorrhagic Fever

  • Mürşit Hasbek,
  • Yasemin Çakır Kıymaz,
  • Seyit Ali Büyüktuna and
  • Hayrettin Yavuz

Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a tick-borne zoonotic disease, causing clinical presentations ranging from asymptomatic infection to fatal viral hemorrhagic fever. Throughout the course of CCHF, the levels of certain biomarkers, such...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,142 Views
8 Pages

Identification, Characterization, and Homology Analysis of a Novel Strain of the Crimean–Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus from Yunnan, China

  • Jiale Wang,
  • Taif Shah,
  • Jiuxuan Zhou,
  • Xinhua Long,
  • Yixuan Wang,
  • Jie Chen,
  • Mingfei Shi,
  • Zahir Shah,
  • Binghui Wang and
  • Xueshan Xia

Wildlife serve as potential microbial reservoirs, accounting for approximately 70% of emerging infectious diseases. Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV), which causes Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in humans, is a highly pathogenic t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,590 Views
13 Pages

Emergence of Crimean–Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus in Eastern Senegal in 2022

  • Ousseynou Sene,
  • Samba Niang Sagne,
  • Déthié Ngom,
  • Moussa Moise Diagne,
  • Aminata Badji,
  • Aliou Khoulé,
  • El Hadji Ndiaye,
  • Safietou Sankhe,
  • Cheikh Loucoubar and
  • Mawlouth Diallo
  • + 13 authors

19 February 2024

Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF), the most widespread tick-borne viral human infection, poses a threat to global health. In this study, clinical samples collected through national surveillance systems were screened for acute CCHF virus (C...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,790 Views
8 Pages

Background and objectives: In this study, we compare portal vein Doppler ultrasound (US) findings between patients with Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) and healthy persons and investigate the practicability of these findings in the predi...

  • Review
  • Open Access
13 Citations
5,639 Views
17 Pages

6 September 2024

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a tick-borne disease transmitted by ticks of the genus Hyalomma and caused by a virus of the Nairoviridae family. In humans, the virus can generate different clinical presentations that can range from asympto...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
5,866 Views
19 Pages

First Serological Evidence of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus and Rift Valley Fever Virus in Ruminants in Tunisia

  • Khaoula Zouaghi,
  • Ali Bouattour,
  • Hajer Aounallah,
  • Rebecca Surtees,
  • Eva Krause,
  • Janine Michel,
  • Aymen Mamlouk,
  • Andreas Nitsche and
  • Youmna M’ghirbi

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV, Nairoviridae family) and Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV, Phenuiviridae family) are zoonotic vector-borne pathogens with clinical relevance worldwide. Our study aimed to determine seroprevalences of these v...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,829 Views
19 Pages

Prime-Boost Vaccination Based on Nanospheres and MVA Encoding the Nucleoprotein of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Elicits Broad Immune Responses

  • Eva Calvo-Pinilla,
  • Sandra Moreno,
  • Natalia Barreiro-Piñeiro,
  • Juana M. Sánchez-Puig,
  • Rafael Blasco,
  • José Martínez-Costas,
  • Alejandro Brun and
  • Gema Lorenzo

10 March 2025

Background/Objectives: Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) is an emerging, widely distributed zoonotic tick-borne pathogen. The virus causes severe disease in humans, and numerous wild and domestic animals act as reservoirs of it. Unf...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,926 Views
16 Pages

16 December 2021

Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) infrequently causes hemorrhagic fever in humans with a case fatality rate of 30%. Currently, there is neither an internationally approved antiviral drug nor a vaccine against the virus. A replicon b...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
5,778 Views
15 Pages

The Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus NSm Protein Is Dispensable for Growth In Vitro and Disease in Ifnar-/- Mice

  • Stephen R. Welch,
  • Florine E. M. Scholte,
  • Jessica R. Spengler,
  • Jana M. Ritter,
  • JoAnn D. Coleman-McCray,
  • Jessica R. Harmon,
  • Stuart T. Nichol,
  • Sherif R. Zaki,
  • Christina F. Spiropoulou and
  • Eric Bergeron

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) is a tri-segmented, tick-borne nairovirus that causes disease of ranging severity in humans. The CCHFV M segment encodes a complex glycoprotein precursor (GPC) that undergoes extensive endoproteolytic cle...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,682 Views
11 Pages

Large-Scale Serological Survey of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus and Rift Valley Fever Virus in Small Ruminants in Senegal

  • Marie Cicille Ba Gahn,
  • Gorgui Diouf,
  • Ndjibouyé Cissé,
  • Mamadou Ciss,
  • Marion Bordier,
  • Mbengué Ndiaye,
  • Mame Thierno Bakhoum,
  • Mamadou Lamine Djiba,
  • Corrie Brown and
  • Bonto Faburay
  • + 2 authors

15 August 2024

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) and Rift Valley fever (RVF) are among the list of emerging zoonotic diseases that require special attention and priority. RVF is one of the six priority diseases selected by the Senegalese government. Repeated e...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,057 Views
14 Pages

Serological Prevalence of Crimean–Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Infection in Small Ruminants and Cattle in The Gambia

  • Jerusha Matthews,
  • Arss Secka,
  • D. Scott McVey,
  • Kimberly A. Dodd and
  • Bonto Faburay

Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) is a widely distributed tickborne zoonotic agent that infects a variety of host species. There is a lack of information on the true geographic distribution of the prevalence and risk of CCHFV in Wes...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,717 Views
11 Pages

Seroprevalence and Risk Factors of Crimean–Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Exposure in Wild and Domestic Animals in Benin

  • Roland Eric Yessinou,
  • Souaïbou Farougou,
  • James Olukayode Olopade,
  • Daniel Oladimeji Oluwayelu,
  • Anise Happi,
  • Christian Happi and
  • Martin Groschup

8 March 2025

Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a tick-borne zoonotic viral disease prevalent in Africa. While infection is asymptomatic in animals, it can cause severe illness with hemorrhagic manifestations and high mortality rates in humans. This...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,205 Views
10 Pages

First Broad-Range Serological Survey of Crimean–Congo Hemorrhagic Fever among Hungarian Livestock

  • Nóra Deézsi-Magyar,
  • Béla Dénes,
  • Bereniké Novák,
  • Gyula Zsidei,
  • Dániel Déri,
  • Judit Henczkó,
  • Bernadett Pályi and
  • Zoltán Kis

29 May 2024

(1) Background: Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is an emerging tick-borne disease endemic in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and the Balkan and Mediterranean regions of Europe. Although no human CCHF cases have been reported, based on vec...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,908 Views
14 Pages

Investigation of Rickettsia conorii in Patients Suspected of Having Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever

  • Neda Baseri,
  • Mostafa Salehi-Vaziri,
  • Ehsan Mostafavi,
  • Fahimeh Bagheri Amiri,
  • Mina Latifian,
  • John Stenos and
  • Saber Esmaeili

26 August 2022

Rickettsia conorii is the causative agent of Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF). Misdiagnosis of MSF may occur with febrile syndromes associated with rash and thrombocytopenia, such as Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF). This study aimed to determ...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,487 Views
13 Pages

28 December 2024

Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a serious tick-borne disease with a wide geographical distribution. Classified as a level 4 biosecurity risk pathogen, CCHF can be transmitted cross-species due to its aerosol infectivity and ability to...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,653 Views
16 Pages

28 February 2024

Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF), caused by Crimean–Congo Hemorrhagic virus (CCHFV), is listed in the World Health Organization’s list of priority diseases. The high fatality rate in humans, the widespread distribution of CCHF...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,365 Views
10 Pages

Seroepidemiology of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus (CCHFV) in Cattle across Three Livestock Pastoral Regions in Kenya

  • Isabel Blanco-Penedo,
  • Vincent Obanda,
  • Edward Kingori,
  • Bernard Agwanda,
  • Clas Ahlm and
  • Olivia Wesula Lwande

6 August 2021

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a tick-borne zoonotic disease, endemic in Africa, with a high case fatality rate. There is no efficient treatment or licensed vaccine. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of CCHFV in cattle in extens...

  • Review
  • Open Access
51 Citations
13,821 Views
28 Pages

Towards a Sustainable One Health Approach to Crimean–Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Prevention: Focus Areas and Gaps in Knowledge

  • Teresa E. Sorvillo,
  • Sergio E. Rodriguez,
  • Peter Hudson,
  • Megan Carey,
  • Luis L. Rodriguez,
  • Christina F. Spiropoulou,
  • Brian H. Bird,
  • Jessica R. Spengler and
  • Dennis A. Bente

Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) infection is identified in the 2018 World Health Organization Research and Development Blueprint and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIH/NIAID) priority A list due to its...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,390 Views
10 Pages

9 October 2023

Background and Objectives: Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) is a viral zoonotic infection, which is seen over a wide geographic area. The mortality rate is in inverse proportion to the ability of patients to access healthcare services. Therefor...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
4,356 Views
14 Pages

Seroprevalence and Risk Factors of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever in Cattle of Smallholder Farmers in Central Malawi

  • Marvin Collen Phonera,
  • Martin Chitolongo Simuunza,
  • Henson Kainga,
  • Joseph Ndebe,
  • Mwelwa Chembensofu,
  • Elisha Chatanga,
  • Setiala Kanyanda,
  • Katendi Changula,
  • Walter Muleya and
  • Benjamin Mubemba
  • + 6 authors

10 December 2021

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) is endemic in Africa, Asia, and Eastern Europe where it circulates among animals and ticks causing sporadic outbreaks in humans. Although CCHF is endemic in sub-Saharan Africa, epidemiological information...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
5,577 Views
12 Pages

Phylogenetic Characterization of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Detected in African Blue Ticks Feeding on Cattle in a Ugandan Abattoir

  • Eddie M. Wampande,
  • Peter Waiswa,
  • David J. Allen,
  • Roger Hewson,
  • Simon D. W. Frost and
  • Samuel C. B. Stubbs

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) is the most geographically widespread of the tick-borne viruses. However, African strains of CCHFV are poorly represented in sequence databases. In addition, almost all sequence data collected to date hav...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,189 Views
21 Pages

Harnessing Hazara Virus as a Surrogate for Crimean–Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Enables Inactivation Studies at a Low Biosafety Level

  • Judith Olejnik,
  • Kristina Meier,
  • Jarod N. Herrera,
  • Daniel J. DeStasio,
  • Dylan J. Deeney,
  • Elizabeth Y. Flores,
  • Mitchell R. White,
  • Adam J. Hume and
  • Elke Mühlberger

Research on highly pathogenic biosafety level 4 (BSL-4) viruses that are classified as Select Agents involves transferring inactivated materials to lower containment levels for further analysis. Compliance with Select Agent and BSL-4 safety regulatio...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,582 Views
11 Pages

29 August 2022

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) is a zoonotic, tick-borne pathogen that is endemic to some parts of Europe, Africa, and Asia. The disease causes fever and hemorrhagic manifestations in humans but not in animals. Domestic and wild animal...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,270 Views
23 Pages

25 June 2020

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) causes a lethal tick-borne zoonotic disease with severe clinical manifestation in humans but does not produce symptomatic disease in wild or domestic animals. The factors contributing to differential outc...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
4,075 Views
13 Pages

Cross-Reaction or Co-Infection? Serological Discrimination of Antibodies Directed against Dugbe and Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Orthonairovirus in Nigerian Cattle

  • Julia Hartlaub,
  • Oluwafemi B. Daodu,
  • Balal Sadeghi,
  • Markus Keller,
  • James Olopade,
  • Daniel Oluwayelu and
  • Martin H. Groschup

19 July 2021

Dugbe orthonairovirus (DUGV) and Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever orthonairovirus (CCHFV) are tick-borne arboviruses within the order Bunyavirales. Both viruses are endemic in several African countries and can induce mild (DUGV, BSL 3) or fatal (CCHFV...

  • Article
  • Open Access
565 Views
9 Pages

Background: Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a severe zoonotic viral infection with high mortality rates. This study aimed to examine the prognostic value of new-generation inflammatory markers—CRP/albumin ratio (CAR), D-dimer/al...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,040 Views
11 Pages

10 February 2022

Removal of genes coding for major parts of capsid (C), premembrane (prM), and envelope (E) proteins on the flavivirus genome aborts the production of infectious virus particles where the remaining genome forms a replicon that retains replicability in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
34 Citations
6,896 Views
20 Pages

Bovine Herpesvirus Type 4 (BoHV-4) Vector Delivering Nucleocapsid Protein of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Induces Comparable Protective Immunity against Lethal Challenge in IFNα/β/γR−/− Mice Models

  • Touraj Aligholipour Farzani,
  • Katalin Földes,
  • Alireza Hanifehnezhad,
  • Burcu Yener Ilce,
  • Seval Bilge Dagalp,
  • Neda Amirzadeh Khiabani,
  • Koray Ergünay,
  • Feray Alkan,
  • Taner Karaoglu and
  • Hurrem Bodur
  • + 1 author

9 March 2019

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) is the causative agent of a tick-borne infection with a significant mortality rate of up to 40% in endemic areas, with evidence of geographical expansion. Due to a lack of effective therapeutics and contr...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,795 Views
37 Pages

Seroprevalence of Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus in Occupational Settings: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

  • Matteo Riccò,
  • Antonio Baldassarre,
  • Silvia Corrado,
  • Marco Bottazzoli and
  • Federico Marchesi

Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) Virus can cause a serious human disease, with the case fatality ratio previously estimated to be 30–40%. Our study summarized seroprevalence data from occupational settings, focusing on the following occup...

  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
4,773 Views
19 Pages

Characterization of Biomarker Levels in Crimean–Congo Hemorrhagic Fever and Hantavirus Fever with Renal Syndrome

  • Miša Korva,
  • Katarina Resman Rus,
  • Miša Pavletič,
  • Ana Saksida,
  • Nataša Knap,
  • Mateja Jelovšek,
  • Katja Strašek Smrdel,
  • Xhevat Jakupi,
  • Isme Humolli and
  • Jusuf Dedushaj
  • + 2 authors

26 July 2019

Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) and Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) are important viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHF), especially in the Balkan region. Infections with Dobrava or Puumala orthohantavirus and Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fe...

  • Review
  • Open Access
93 Citations
12,909 Views
25 Pages

Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus in Asia, Africa and Europe

  • Nariman Shahhosseini,
  • Gary Wong,
  • George Babuadze,
  • Jeremy V. Camp,
  • Onder Ergonul,
  • Gary P. Kobinger,
  • Sadegh Chinikar and
  • Norbert Nowotny

The global spread of ticks and various tick-borne viruses (TBVs) suggests the possibility of new tick-borne diseases emerging. Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) is an emerging TBV of the Nairoviridae family that causes serious disease tha...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,367 Views
20 Pages

Ticks are vectors of public health concern because the pathogens they transmit can cause detrimental diseases in humans. Lyme disease, tick-borne relapsing fever, human granulocytic anaplasmosis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, tick-borne encephalitis,...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1,349 Views
20 Pages

Molecular Evolution and Phylogeography of the Crimean–Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus

  • Paula Iglesias-Rivas,
  • Luis Daniel González-Vázquez and
  • Miguel Arenas

28 July 2025

The Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) is a single-stranded, segmented RNA virus belonging to the Nairoviridae family, and it is rapidly expanding across Africa, Asia, and southern Europe, probably favored by climate change and lives...

  • Abstract
  • Open Access
1,864 Views
1 Page

Neutralizing Antibodies against Crimean–Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Derived from a Human Survivor

  • J. Maximilian Fels,
  • Daniel Maurer,
  • Ana I. Kuehne,
  • Dafna M. Abelson,
  • Noel T. Pauli,
  • Andrew S. Herbert,
  • John M. Dye,
  • Robert W. Cross,
  • Thomas W. Geisbert and
  • Leslie Lobel
  • + 3 authors

Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) is an arbovirus belonging to the Nairoviridae family. The virus, as well as ticks of the Hyalomma genus, which serve as its reservoir host, are found in parts of Africa, western Asia, and southern E...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
3,502 Views
8 Pages

The Prevalence and Genetic Variants of the CCHF Virus Circulating among Ticks in the Southern Regions of Kazakhstan

  • Kulyaisan T. Sultankulova,
  • Gaukhar O. Shynybekova,
  • Nurlan S. Kozhabergenov,
  • Nazym N. Mukhami,
  • Olga V. Chervyakova,
  • Yerbol D. Burashev,
  • Kunsulu D. Zakarya,
  • Aziz K. Nakhanov,
  • Kainar B. Barakbayev and
  • Mukhit B. Orynbayev

Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) disease cases are registered annually in endemic regions of Kazakhstan. To study the prevalence of various Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) genotypes, a total of 694 ticks were collected...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
105 Views

Probable Vector of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus; Hyalomma aegyptium: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

  • Hamid Sadeghi,
  • Saeideh Gholamzadeh Khoei,
  • Sara Shahsavari,
  • Masoumeh Aslanimehr,
  • Farhad Nikkhahi,
  • Abouzar Babaei,
  • Nematollah Gheibi and
  • Behzad Bizhani

31 March 2024

Introduction: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is the widest emerging severe viral tick-borne disease affecting humans. Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) circulates by routine enzootic tick-vertebrate hosts-tick transmission cycles...

  • Review
  • Open Access
2 Citations
4,013 Views
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30 September 2024

Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) is an orthonairovirus from the Bunyavirales order that is widely distributed geographically and causes severe or fatal infections in humans. The viral genome consists of three segmented negative-sen...

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Detection of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Antibodies in Cattle in Plateau State, Nigeria

  • Asabe A. Dzikwi-Emennaa,
  • Clement Meseko,
  • Paulinus Emennaa,
  • Adedeji J. Adeyinka,
  • Andrew M. Adamu and
  • Oyelola A. Adegboye

24 November 2022

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a vector-borne viral hemorrhagic disease with global clinical significance. Certain species of ticks are vectors of CCHF, which can be transmitted from animals to humans and humans to humans by direct exposur...

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