Absence of IgG antibodies among high-risk contacts of two confirmed cases of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever in the autonomous region of Madrid (Spain)

Absence of IgG antibodies among high-risk contacts of two confirmed cases of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever in the autonomous region of Madrid (Spain)

Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a widely distributed tick-borne disease. In Spain, the disease has emerged as outbreak associated with high-risk exposures. Our goal was to evaluate the prevalence of antibodies against the CCHF virus (CCHFV) in high-risk contacts. A cross-sectional study w...

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Main Authors: Pello Latasa, Fernando de Ory, José Ramón Arribas, Maria Ángeles Sánchez-Uriz, Ignacio Sanchez-Arcilla, María Ordobás, Anabel Negredo, Elena Trigo, Pilar Delgado, Marco Marzola, Maria Ángeles Lopaz, María Paz Sánchez-Seco, Fernando de la Calle-Prieto, Pilar Ferrera, Elena Rodriguez, Alejandro Martín, Maria Felipa del Cerro, Esther Córdoba, Marta Mora-Rillo, Maria José Esteban
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-10-01
Series:Journal of Infection and Public Health
Subjects:
Health surveillance
Infectious disease transmission
Serology
Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus
Spain
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034120305967

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