We conducted a cross-sectional survey of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) in dromedary camels and attached ticks at 3 locations in the United Arab Emirates. Results revealed a high prevalence of CCHFV-reactive antibodies in camels and viral RNA in ticks and camel serum, suggesting the virus is endemic in this country.
Keywords: Camelus; Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus; Hyalomma ticks; United Arab Emirates; dromedary camels; endemic diseases; sequencing; vector-borne infections; viruses; zoonoses.