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Volume 31, Number 11—November 2025
Research Letter
Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus in Cattle and Ticks, Israel
Nir Rudoler, Marisol Rubinstein-Guini, Asael Roth, Victoria Indenbaum, Oran Erster, Yaniv Lustig, and Elad Eliahoo
Table
Seroprevalence of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus in cattle, Israel, April 2024–February 2025
| Site of sampling (district) | No. sampled animals | No. (%) seropositive | Average age of sampled animals, y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kidmat Tzvi (Golan Heights) | 34 | 17 (50) | 8.3 |
| Merom Golan (Golan Heights) | 39 | 14 (35.9) | 9.3 |
| Ramat Magshimim (Golan Heights) | 39 | 6 (15.4) | 8.6 |
| Keshet, heifers (Golan Heights)* | 30 | 0 | <2 |
| Keshet (Golan Heights) | 20 | 20 (100) | 8.08 |
| Ortal (Golan Heights) | 25 | 22 (88) | 8.8 |
| Gazit (Yizrael Valley) | 30 | 9 (30) | 7.7 |
| Zipori (Yizrael Valley) | 17 | 5 (29.4) | 7.05 |
| Alonim (Yizrael Valley) | 31 | 1 (3.2) | 2† |
| Na’aura (Gilboa) | 21 | 6 (28.6) | 7.5 |
| Nurit (Gilboa) | 22 | 1 (4.7) | 5† |
| Gal’ed (Ramat Menashe) | 33 | 10 (30.3) | 5.8 |
| Ein Yaakov (Western Galilee) | 24 | 19 (79.1) | 8.5 |
| Shetula (Western Galilee) | 24 | 2 (8.3) | 2.5 |
| Lapidot (Western Galilee) | 30 | 2 (6.6) | 11.8 |
| Kochav Hayarden (Jordan Valley)* | 17 | 0 | <2 |
| Kfar Szold (Hula Valley) | 30 | 1 (3.3) | 3† |
| Sha’alabim (Gezer) | 32 | 27 (84) | 5.7 |
| Avi’ezer (Adulam)* | 9 | 0 | <2 |
| Binyamina (Haifa) |
29 |
19 (65.5) |
6.07 |
| Total no. samples | 536 | 181 (34) |
*Heifers only. †Estimated average age provided by owner.
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