Abstract
Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus in Ticks, Southwestern Europe, 2010
Highlights
MEGA5 was used to compare the sequence with representative small segment sequences of CCHFV available in GenBank (Figure). (Aligned sequences are available from the authors.) Pools of cDNA were submitted to the Spanish National Center of Microbiology (Madrid), where results were confirmed
The CCHFV sequence we report showed 98% genetic similarity (204/209 bp) with sequences recorded for CCHFV
In Mauritania and Senegal, on the western coast of Africa. This finding suggests the circulation of CCHFV in southwestern Europe
Summary
MEGA5 (www.megasoftware.net) was used to compare the sequence with representative small segment sequences of CCHFV available in GenBank (Figure). This finding suggests the circulation of CCHFV in southwestern Europe. The close affinity of the strain from Spain with strains circulating in western Africa and the lack of similarity with isolates from eastern Europe suggest the introduction of this virus from nearby countries of northern Africa. Migratory movements of birds could explain the presence of the virus in southwestern Europe because birds are common hosts of immature H. marginatum, which was reportedly introduced into Europe through annual migratory flights along the western coast of Africa (10).
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