Veterinary Faculty, University of Sarajevo, Zmaja od Bosne 90, Sarajevo 71000, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Veterinary Faculty, University of Sarajevo, Zmaja od Bosne 90, Sarajevo 71000, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2022 Sep;13(5):102004. doi: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2022.102004. Epub 2022 Jul 9.
Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus is a tick-borne zoonotic agent of the genus Orthonairovirus, and the causal agent of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever in humans. The study is aimed at investigating the presence of CCHFV RNA in ticks and cattle in Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H), as well as the exposure of cattle to CCHFV in this country. Only one pool of three male Hyalomma marginatum ticks tested positive for viral RNA (3/760, 0.39%). No viral RNA was detected in 206 bovine blood samples using real-time reverse-transcriptase PCR (RT-qPCR). The overall seroprevalence of CCHFV in the cattle population was estimated as 14.97% (72/481). The results indicate the presence and the established circulation of CCHFV in B&H. Considering the endemic character of CCHFV in the Balkans as well as our results, the possibility that CCHFV is endemic in the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina is considered to be very high.
克里米亚-刚果出血热病毒是一种属于 Orthonairovirus 属的蜱传动物源性病原体，也是人类克里米亚-刚果出血热的病原体。本研究旨在调查波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那（波黑）的蜱和牛中是否存在 CCHFV RNA，以及该国牛是否接触过 CCHFV。只有一组 3 只雄性边缘硬蜱经检测为病毒 RNA 阳性（3/760，0.39%）。使用实时逆转录聚合酶链反应（RT-qPCR）在 206 份牛血液样本中未检测到病毒 RNA。牛群中 CCHFV 的总血清阳性率估计为 14.97%（72/481）。结果表明 CCHFV 在波黑的存在和已建立的循环。考虑到 CCHFV 在巴尔干地区的地方性特征以及我们的结果，CCHFV 在波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那领土上存在地方性的可能性被认为非常高。
