Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus among Goats, Southern Bhutan

• Published in: Emerging infectious diseases Vol. 31; no. 8; pp. 1657 - 1658
• Main Authors: Rinchen, Sangay, Kaku, Yoshihiro, Park, Eunsil, Sharma, Puspa Maya, Tshering, Dawa, Tenzin, Tenzinla, Matsuu, Aya, Okutani, Akiko, Maeda, Ken, Morikawa, Shigeru
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.08.2025; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Subjects: Animals; antibodies; Antibodies, Viral - blood; Bhutan; Bhutan - epidemiology; CCHFV; Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus; Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus among Goats, Southern Bhutan; Disease transmission; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; Goat Diseases - epidemiology; Goat Diseases - virology; Goats; Goats - virology; Hemorrhagic fever; Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Crimean-Congo - genetics; Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Crimean-Congo - immunology; Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean - epidemiology; Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean - veterinary; Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean - virology; Immunoglobulin G; Immunoglobulin G - blood; Research Letter; Seroepidemiologic Studies; viruses; Zoonoses; Bhutan; Congo (Kinshasa); Japan; Ukraine; India; Bhutan; viruses; antibodies; CCHFV; goats; Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus
• ISSN: 1080-6040; 1080-6059; 1080-6059
• DOI: 10.3201/eid3108.241989

We conducted serosurveillance for Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) among goats in southern Bhutan. Testing serum samples from 472 goats for CCHFV-specific IgG using an indirect fluorescent antibody test and ELISA, we found CCHFV antibody-positive goats along the analyzed border region with India, indicating widespread distribution of CCHFV in this area.