Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever: a seroepidemiological and tick survey in the Sultanate of Oman
| Autor: | S. Al-Busaidy, F. R. Mehta, A. J.M. Suleiman, Kent D. Wagoner, Clarence J. Peters, R. J. Williams, Thomas G. Ksiazek, Gary O. Maupin, S. Al-Awaidy, Ali S. Khan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
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Male Veterinary medicine Adolescent Oman Sheep Diseases Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Tick Antibodies Viral Sensitivity and Specificity Serology Ticks Seroepidemiologic Studies Prevalence Animals Humans Medicine Acari Antigens Viral Aged Sheep biology business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Middle Aged biology.organism_classification Virology Tick Infestations Occupational Diseases Infectious Diseases Animals Domestic Immunoglobulin G Vector (epidemiology) Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Crimean-Congo Arachnid Vectors Hemorrhagic Fever Crimean Parasitology Livestock Viral disease business Hyalomma Ixodidae |
| Zdroj: | Tropical Medicine and International Health. 5:99-106 |
| ISSN: | 1365-3156 1360-2276 |
| Popis: | In 1995 and 1996, 4 persons from the Sultanate of Oman were confirmed with clinical Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF). To assess the prevalence of CCHF virus infection in Oman, a convenience sample of imported and domestic animals from farms, abattoirs and livestock markets was examined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies to CCHF virus. Ticks were collected from selected animals, identified, pooled by species, host and location and tested for evidence of infection with CCHF virus by antigen-capture ELISA. Serum samples from individuals working in animal and nonanimal contact-related jobs were also tested for CCHF antibodies. Serological evidence of infection was noted in 108 (22%) of 489 animals. Most of the ticks collected (618 of 912) from all species of sampled livestock were Hyalomma anatolicum anatolicum, a competent vector and reservoir of CCHF virus. 243 tick pools were tested for CCHF antigen, and 19 pools were positive. Of the individuals working in animal contact-related jobs, 73 (30.3%) of 241 non-Omani citizens and only 1 (2.4%) of 41 Omani citizens were CCHF antibody-positive. Butchers were more likely to have CCHF antibody than persons in other job categories. The presence of clinical disease and the serological results for animals and humans and infected Hyalomma ticks provide ample evidence of the presence of CCHF virus in yet another country in the Arabian Peninsula. |
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