Nairobi sheep disease virus (NSDV; also called Ganjam virus in India) is a bunyavirus of the genus Nairovirus. It causes a haemorrhagic gastroenteritis in sheep and goats with mortality up to 90%. The virus is closely related to the human pathogen Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV). Little is currently known about the biology of NSDV. We have generated specific antibodies against th...

OBJECTIVES The Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) virus can spread from person to person and may cause nosocomial outbreaks among healthcare workers (HCWs). The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have recommended the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). We investigated the compliance of HCWs with PPE usage during the follow-up of patients, and also the number of risky cont...

BACKGROUND Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) is a life threatening acute viral infection that presents significant risk of nosocomial transmission to healthcare workers. AIM Evaluation of CCHF infection prevention and control (IP&C) practices in healthcare facilities that routinely manage CCHF cases in Eurasia. METHODS A cross-sectional CCHF IP&C survey was designed and distributed to ...

24 A wide range of bacterial pathogens have been described in ticks, yet the 25 diversity of viruses in ticks is largely unexplored. In the United States, 26 Amblyomma americanum, Dermacentor variabilis, and Ixodes scapularis are 27 among the principal tick species associated with pathogen transmission. We 28 used high-throughput sequencing to characterize the viromes of these tick 29 species a...

Hantaviruses are spread and maintained in different rodent and insectivore species worldwide. Humans are believed to be infected mainly by inhalation of aerosolized contaminated rodent excreta. The natural hosts are generally unaffected by the virus, whereas infection of humans can result in either hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) in Europe and Asia, or hantavirus cardiopulmonary sy...