ArticlePLoS neglected tropical diseases2026
Genomic characterisation of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) in Tajikistan identifies a novel reassortant virus.
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- Multiple Reassortments, Limited Geographic Spread, and Comparable Pathogenicity of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses in Sivas Province, Türkiye.Journal of medical virology · 2026Article
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Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) is an important human tick-borne pathogen, able to cause severe haemorrhagic fever. CCHFV is endemic in Tajikistan, which records between 5-38 cases of CCHF a year from southern regions. Molecular surveillance of CCHFV is crucial to implement effective prevention and control strategies, understand viral evolution, study transmission dynamics, and develop effective diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccines. While the presence of Asia-1 and Asia-2 genotypes has been previously reported, only two historical samples from Tajikistan have been fully sequenced. In this study we developed and applied a genotype IV-specific tiling PCR enrichment approach recovering 52 CCHFV genome segment sequences from clinical and Hyalomma tick samples collected between 2017-2023. Most sequences belonged to the Asia-2 genotype, but one virus exhibited an Asia-1 S segment combined with Asia-2 M and L segments, representing the first evidence of such viral reassortment event in Tajikistan.
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