Relationship Between Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Strains Circulating in Iran and Turkey: Possibilities for Transborder Transmission

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Mahzounieh M., Dincer E., Faraji A., Akin H., AKKUTAY YOLDAR A. Z., ÖZKUL A.

VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES, cilt.12, sa.9, ss.782-785, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 12 Sayı: 9
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1089/vbz.2011.0928
  • Dergi Adı: VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.782-785
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, Iran, Phylogenetic analysis, S-segment, Turkey, NEIGHBOR-JOINING METHOD, EPIDEMIOLOGY, AFRICA
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is an important zoonotic viral disease that is asymptomatic in infected livestock, but poses a serious threat to humans. The high fatality rate may be due to phylogenetic variations in the virus, transmission routes, and a lack of an efficient surveillance system for the disease. The geographical features of the eastern and southeastern borders of Turkey may facilitate transmission of viruses between countries of the region. Therefore in this study we focused on the genetic relationship between Turkish and Iranian CCHF viruses based on their S-segment sequences. The research was performed on a total of 104 blood samples from small ruminants reared in southwest Iran. The results of phylogenetic analysis showed that Iranian CCHF virus isolates were closely related to human-originating Turkish Group II viruses from a European lineage reported previously.