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
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged, 80 and over
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Animals
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Antibodies, Viral / blood*
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Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / methods
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Greece / epidemiology
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Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Crimean-Congo / classification
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Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Crimean-Congo / immunology
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Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Crimean-Congo / isolation & purification*
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Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean / blood
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Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean / epidemiology*
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Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean / immunology
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Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean / virology
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Humans
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Immunoglobulin G / blood*
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Middle Aged
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Seroepidemiologic Studies
Substances
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Antibodies, Viral
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Immunoglobulin G