Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus screening among African individuals in Spain: Lessons to learn
This is the first serosurvey conducted in Spain to suggest possible active circulation of the virus in Africans. Our results suggest the need for more extensive clinical and epidemiological studies in Africans to determine the epidemiology and transmission of CCHFV in Spain and to evaluate the relevance of control measures for clinical interventions in situations with a potential risk of transmission. Although the risk is considered very low in these collectives, clinicians should be alert to the possibility of new CCHF cases, given the high pathogenicity of CCHFV and the risk of transmission.
Authors
- Josué Pendones Ulerio
- Helena Miriam Lorenzo Juanes
- Moncef Belhassen‐García (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2230-1256)
- Antonio Muro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0244-4740)
- Pedro Soto
- Beatriz Rodríguez Alonso
- Juan Luis Muñoz Bellido (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5981-8785)
- Montserrat Alonso‐Sardón (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1829-5858)
- Amparo López‐Bernús (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7524-4056)
- Belén Vicente
Institutions
- Universidad de Salamanca (ES)
- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
- Published
- 2025-02-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmaid.2025.102814
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.19
Funders
- Universidad de Salamanca