Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus, Greece

Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Feb;20(2):288-90. doi: 10.3201/eid2002.130690.

Abstract

Seroprevalence of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) is high in some regions of Greece, but only 1 case of disease has been reported. We used 4 methods to test 118 serum samples that were positive for CCHFV IgG by commercial ELISA and confirmed the positive results. A nonpathogenic or low-pathogenicity strain may be circulating.

Keywords: CCHFV; Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus; ELISA; Greece; immunofluorescence assay; neutralization test; seroprevalence; ticks; vector-borne infections; viruses.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Viral / blood*
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / methods
  • Greece / epidemiology
  • Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Crimean-Congo / classification
  • Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Crimean-Congo / immunology
  • Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Crimean-Congo / isolation & purification*
  • Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean / blood
  • Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean / epidemiology*
  • Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean / immunology
  • Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean / virology
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin G / blood*
  • Middle Aged
  • Seroepidemiologic Studies

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral
  • Immunoglobulin G