Multiple genotypes of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus detected in ticks during a one health survey in Agnam, Northeastern Senegal

Moufid Mhamadi; Aminata Badji; Idrissa Dieng; Alioune Gaye; El Hadji Ndiaye; Mignane Ndiaye; Moundhir Mhamadi; Cheikh Talibouya Toure; Aliou Barry; Oumar Ndiaye; Babacar Faye; Fatimata Amadou Ba; Boly Diop; Mamadou Ndiaye; Samba Niang Sagne; Gamou Fall; Cheikh Loucoubar; Hugues Fausther Bovendo; Amadou Alpha Sall; Gary Kobinger; Ousmane Faye; Mawlouth Diallo; Oumar Faye

doi:10.1080/22221751.2022.2136537

Multiple genotypes of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus detected in ticks during a one health survey in Agnam, Northeastern Senegal

Emerg Microbes Infect. 2022 Dec;11(1):2711-2714. doi: 10.1080/22221751.2022.2136537.

Authors

Moufid Mhamadi^{1

2}, Aminata Badji³, Idrissa Dieng¹, Alioune Gaye³, El Hadji Ndiaye³, Mignane Ndiaye¹, Moundhir Mhamadi⁴, Cheikh Talibouya Toure¹, Aliou Barry⁵, Oumar Ndiaye^{1

4}, Babacar Faye², Fatimata Amadou Ba⁶, Boly Diop⁷, Mamadou Ndiaye⁷, Samba Niang Sagne⁵, Gamou Fall¹, Cheikh Loucoubar⁵, Hugues Fausther Bovendo⁸, Amadou Alpha Sall¹, Gary Kobinger⁹, Ousmane Faye¹, Mawlouth Diallo³, Oumar Faye¹

Affiliations

¹ Virology Department, Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal.
² Parasitology Department, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal.
³ Medical Zoology Department, Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal.
⁴ Institut Pasteur de Dakar, DIATROPIX, Dakar, Senegal.
⁵ Epidemiology, Clinical Research and Data Science Department, Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal.
⁶ Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Pathology Service, Department of Public Health and Environment, EISMV of Dakar, Dakar, Senegal.
⁷ Ministry of Health and Social Action, Dakar, Senegal.
⁸ Global Urgent and Advanced Research and Development, Batiscan, QC, Canada.
⁹ University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA.

Abstract

A Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus (CCHFV) survey in Agnam (North Senegal) permits the detection of three isolates in ticks. These isolates belong genetically to multiple genotypes (I, II, III) and clustered with strains from Uganda, Sudan, Mauritania, and Senegal. The role of ticks in CCHF emergence and widespread is highlighted.

Keywords: CCHF; II & III); Northeastern Senegal; genotypes (I; livestock; ticks.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Animals
Genotype
Health Surveys
Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Crimean-Congo* / genetics
Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean* / diagnosis
Humans
Senegal / epidemiology
Ticks*