Déthié Ngom, Aliou Khoulé, Elisabeth Thérèse Faye, Ousseynou Sène, Sokhna Maymouna Diop, Samba Niang Sagne, Mamadou Korka Diallo, Moussa Dia, Mamadou Aliou Barry, Yoro Diaw, Mamoudou Bocoum, El Hadji Mamadou Ndiaye, Yoro Sall, Boly Diop, Oumar Faye, Ousmane Faye, Mawlouth Diallo, Etienne Simon-Lorière, Anavaj Sakuntabhai, Gamou Fall, Diawo Diallo
OBJECTIVE: Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a severe zoonotic arboviral disease that occurs widely in Eastern and Western Europe, Asia and Africa. The disease is becoming of growing public health importance in Senegal. However, analysis of tick infestation, CCHF virus (CCHFV) circulation extent and risk factors during ongoing outbreak are scarce. A thorough outbreak investigation was carried out during a CCHF outbreak in Podor (Northern Senegal) in August 2022. METHODS: Ticks and blood samples were collected from animals (cattle, goats and sheep) randomly selected from confirmed CCHF human cases houses, neighbourhoods and surrounding villages...
April 16, 2024: Zoonoses and Public Health