Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus in Ticks Collected from Cattle, Corsica, France, 2023

Emerg Infect Dis. 2024 May;30(5):1036-1039. doi: 10.3201/eid3005.231742.

Abstract

We report the detection of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) in Corsica, France. We identified CCHFV African genotype I in ticks collected from cattle at 2 different sites in southeastern and central-western Corsica, indicating an established CCHFV circulation. Healthcare professionals and at-risk groups should be alerted to CCHFV circulation in Corsica.

Keywords: Corsica; Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever; Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus; France; cattle; tickborne infections; ticks; vector-borne infections; viruses; zoonoses.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cattle
  • Cattle Diseases* / epidemiology
  • Cattle Diseases* / parasitology
  • Cattle Diseases* / virology
  • France / epidemiology
  • Genotype
  • Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Crimean-Congo* / classification
  • Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Crimean-Congo* / genetics
  • Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Crimean-Congo* / isolation & purification
  • Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean* / epidemiology
  • Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean* / veterinary
  • Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean* / virology
  • Humans
  • Phylogeny*
  • Ticks* / virology