Kurtesh SHERIFI, Agim REXHEPI, Avni ROBAJ, Afrim HAMIDI, Behlul BEHLULI, Arben MUSLIU, Petra EMMERICH

A Survey of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever in Livestock in Republic of Kosova

Kırım Kongo Kanamalı Ateşi (KKKA) Kosova'da endemiktir. Bu çalışmanın amacı endemik ve endemik olmayan Kosova bölgelerinde sığır ve koyunlarda KKKA virusuna karşı IgG ve IgM antikorlarını belirlemektir. Toplam 172 sığır ve 95 koyun İndirek İmmunoflorasan Tekniği ile KKKA virusuna karşı antikorların kantitatif tespiti amacıyla kullanılmıştır. 172 sığırın 70'i (%4.07) ve 95 koyunun 3'ü (%3.16) IgG pozitif olarak tespit edilirken IgM sadece 1 koyun serumunda belirlenmiştir. Bu çalışmanın sonuçları Kosova'nın 4 belediyesinde KKKA'nın endemik olduğunu doğrulamış ve enfekte hayvanların taşınması ile endemik olmayan bölgelere yayılım riskinin bulunduğunu göstermiştir.

Kosova Cumhuriyeti'nde Kırım Kongo Kanamalı Ateşi Üzerine Çiftlik Hayvanlarında Bir Araştırma

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is endemic in Kosova. The aim of our study was to detect the IgG and IgM antibodies to CCHF virus in cattle and sheep in endemic and non-endemic areas of Kosova. In total sera of 172 cattle and 95 sheep were tested by the Indirect Immunofluorescence Assay (IIA) for quantitative determination of antibodies to CCHF virus. Seven of 172 cattle sera (4.07%) and three of 95 sheep sera (3.16%) tested positive for IgG, but IgM were detected in the serum of only one sheep. The results of this study confirmed the fact that CCHF is endemic in four municipalities of Kosova and that there is a risk of the spread of viruses to other non-endemic regions through the movement of infected animals.

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