Camp JV, Weidinger P, Ramaswamy S, Kannan DO, Osman BM, Kolodziejek J, Karuvantevida N, Abou Tayoun A, Loney T, Nowotny N. Association of Dromedary Camels and
Camel Ticks with Reassortant Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, United Arab Emirates.
Emerg Infect Dis 2021;
27:2471-2474. [PMID:
34424177 PMCID:
PMC8386785 DOI:
10.3201/eid2709.210299]
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Abstract
We previously detected a potentially novel reassortant of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus in camels at the largest livestock market in the United Arab Emirates. A broader survey of large mammals at the site indicated zoonotic transmission is associated with dromedaries and camel ticks. Seroprevalence in cattle, sheep, and goats is minimal.
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