Serosurvey results for Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus antibodies in dromedary camels in Algeria indicate that the pathogen is circulating endemically in desertic areas, despite the hostile environment. Thus, dromedaries are suitable sentinels for detecting human risk for Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in desertic areas.
Keywords: CCHV; Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus; Hyalomma ticks; Ixodidae; Sahara; dromedary camels; emerging infectious diseases; parasites; tick-borne disease; vector-borne infections; viruses; zoonoses.