First report on the seroprevalence of the Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus, a tick-borne virus, in Malaysia's Orang Asli population

• Published in: European review for medical and pharmacological sciences Vol. 19; no. 3; p. 461
• Main Authors: Lani, R, Mohd Rahim, N F, Hassan, H, Yaghoobi, R, Chang, L-Y, AbuBakar, S, Zandi, K
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Italy 2015
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Animals; Child; Child, Preschool; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay - methods; Female; Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Crimean-Congo - metabolism; Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean - blood; Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean - diagnosis; Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean - ethnology; Humans; Malaysia - ethnology; Male; Middle Aged; Population Surveillance; Research Report; Seroepidemiologic Studies; Tick Bites - blood; Tick Bites - diagnosis; Tick Bites - ethnology; Ticks; Young Adult; Malaysia
• ISSN: 2284-0729

The Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV), which is transmitted by the ticks of Hyalomma spp. in general and H. marginatumin particular, can cause severe disease in humans, with mortality rates of 3-30%. Other than from the bites of infected ticks, CCHFV can also be transmitted through cont...