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Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Circulation in Wild European Rabbits, Portugal, 2018-2023.

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Title: Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Circulation in Wild European Rabbits, Portugal, 2018-2023.
Authors: Baptista C, Santos N, Vial L, Jori F
Source: Emerging infectious diseases [Emerg Infect Dis] 2025 Oct; Vol. 31 (10), pp. 2048-2051.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Language: English
Journal Info: Publisher: National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 9508155 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1080-6059 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 10806040 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Emerg Infect Dis Subsets: MEDLINE
Imprint Name(s): Original Publication: Atlanta, GA : National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), [1995-
MeSH Terms: Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Crimean-Congo*/immunology , Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Crimean-Congo*/genetics , Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Crimean-Congo*/classification , Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean*/epidemiology , Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean*/veterinary , Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean*/virology , Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean*/history, Animals ; Rabbits/virology ; Portugal/epidemiology ; Antibodies, Viral/blood ; Seroepidemiologic Studies ; Animals, Wild/virology
Abstract: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus is considered a public health risk in southwestern Europe. We surveyed serum samples from 667 European rabbits across Portugal, a rabbit species known to host immature Hyalomma lusitanicum ticks. We found low levels of virus antibodies (>1%), with a localized cluster reaching 5.77% in southern populations.
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Contributed Indexing: Keywords: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus; European rabbits; Oryctolagus cuniculus; Portugal; viruses
Substance Nomenclature: 0 (Antibodies, Viral)
Entry Date(s): Date Created: 20250929 Date Completed: 20250929 Latest Revision: 20251002
Update Code: 20251002
PubMed Central ID: PMC12483011
DOI: 10.3201/eid3110.250184
PMID: 41017065
Database: MEDLINE
Description
Abstract:Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus is considered a public health risk in southwestern Europe. We surveyed serum samples from 667 European rabbits across Portugal, a rabbit species known to host immature Hyalomma lusitanicum ticks. We found low levels of virus antibodies (>1%), with a localized cluster reaching 5.77% in southern populations.
ISSN:1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid3110.250184