Survey reveals localized circulation of crimean-congo hemorrhagic fever virus in european rabbits, suggesting potential public health risk.
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus is considered a public health risk in southwestern Europe. We surveyed serum samples from 667 European rabbits across Portugal, a rabbit species known to host immature Hyalomma lusitanicum ticks. We found low levels of virus antibodies (>1%), with a localized cluster reaching 5.77% in southern populations.
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