Volume 27, Number 9—September 2021
Dispatch
Hotspot of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Seropositivity in Wildlife, Northeastern Spain
Johan Espunyes, Oscar Cabezón
, Lola Pailler-García, Andrea Dias-Alves, Lourdes Lobato-Bailón, Ignasi Marco, Maria P. Ribas, Pedro E. Encinosa-Guzmán, Marta Valldeperes, and Sebastian Napp
, Lola Pailler-García, Andrea Dias-Alves, Lourdes Lobato-Bailón, Ignasi Marco, Maria P. Ribas, Pedro E. Encinosa-Guzmán, Marta Valldeperes, and Sebastian Napp
Table 1
Distribution of samples tested for the presence of antibodies against CCHFV among various mammalian species, Catalonia, Spain*
| Species | 2014–2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red deer | 0/13 (0%–28%) | 0/60 (0%–1%) | 0/15 (0%–3%) | 0/29 (0%–15%) | 0/57 (0%–8%) | 0/174 (0%–3%) |
| Iberian ibex | 15/15 (75%–100%) | 5/5 | 46/46 (90%–100%) | 0/18 (0%–22%) | 66/84 (68%–87%) | |
| Roe deer | 0/1 | 0/1 | 1/59 (0%–10%) | 0/18 (0%–22%) | 1/79 (0%–8%) | |
| European rabbit | 0/21 (0%–19%) | 0/11 (0%–32%) | 0/3 | 0/35 (0%–12%) | ||
| Wild boar | 1/87 (0%–7%) | 3/3 | 1/48 (0%–13%) | 5/156 (1%–8%) | ||
| Fallow deer |
0/4 |
0/4 |
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| Total | 0/34 (0%–13%) | 16/174 (6%–15%) | 8/27 (15%–50%) | 47/156 (23%–38%) | 1/141 (0%–5%) | 72/532 (11%–17%) |
*Data are no. positive/no. tested (95% CI for percentage CCHFV positive). CCHFV, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus.
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