1. Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus in Ticks Collected from Cattle, Corsica, France, 2023.
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Kiwan P, Masse S, Piorkowski G, Ayhan N, Gasparine M, Vial L, Charrel RN, de Lamballerie X, and Falchi A
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- Animals, Cattle, France epidemiology, Genotype, Humans, Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Crimean-Congo genetics, Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Crimean-Congo isolation & purification, Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Crimean-Congo classification, Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean veterinary, Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean epidemiology, Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean virology, Cattle Diseases virology, Cattle Diseases epidemiology, Cattle Diseases parasitology, Ticks virology, Phylogeny
- Abstract
We report the detection of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) in Corsica, France. We identified CCHFV African genotype I in ticks collected from cattle at 2 different sites in southeastern and central-western Corsica, indicating an established CCHFV circulation. Healthcare professionals and at-risk groups should be alerted to CCHFV circulation in Corsica.
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- 2024
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