Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus (CCHFV)
A special issue of Viruses (ISSN 1999-4915). This special issue belongs to the section "Animal Viruses".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 125
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Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue will address the growing importance of Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF), an emerging threat worldwide: Over the last decade, CCHF has become increasingly epidemiologically important worldwide, with a worrying geographical expansion into Europe. Historically endemic to Africa, the Middle East, and Asia below the 50th parallel north, the disease is now spreading to European regions, particularly in the Balkans and the Mediterranean basin, where indigenous cases have been documented. This trend can be explained by several interconnected factors: (i) the expansion of Hyalomma tick populations, the main vectors of the virus, favored by global warming, which is expanding their habitat to new latitudes; (ii) the intensification of trade and livestock movements; and (iii) increased human activity in rural areas. Recent sporadic cases and outbreaks in Iraq, in the Balkans, in Spain, and in Portugal have illustrated the geographic expansion of exposed populations. In Europe, the confirmed presence of CCHFV or CCHFV antibodies in wildlife and livestock and the spread of infected ticks to regions where human cases have not yet been identified (such as two regions in France) indicate an emerging health risk. The combination of international mobility, environmental changes, and fragile surveillance systems in some European regions makes CCHF a public health issue. It also calls for continued scientific studies addressing various aspects, such as epidemiology, entomology, human and animal health, and basic science, as well as countermeasures, such as vaccine candidates, antivirals, and diagnostics, to improve preparedness and responses at the European and international levels.
Prof. Dr. Remi N. Charrel
Guest Editor
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- epidemiology
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- diagnostics
- serology
- molecular detection
- entomology
- antivirals
- vaccines
- infection control
- nosocomial
- transmission
- pathogenesis
- virulence
- taxonomy
- genomics
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