Seroprevalence Of Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever in Cattle in Thi-qar Province, Iraq

Abstract

Crimean–Congo Hemorrhagic Fever is a zoonotic disease that transmission by infected ticks bites and from animals that are main carrier host without clinical septum so the current study was aimed to serological detection antibodies of Crimean–Congo Hemorrhagic Fever virus (CCHV) in cattle of Thi-qar province.  Sera were analyzed for the presence of antibodies to CCHFV using the commercially available double-antigen ELISA kit. The study was conducted on 262 cases of cattle (87 male and 175 female) infected with CCHF based on Infected with ticks. Blood samples were collected from different part in Thi-qar province AL-Rifai, AL-Shatra, AL- Naser and Suq-ALshuhk. The wholly percentage of infected cattle with antibodies was 169(64.5%) positive from 262 cases. Highly prevalence record in Al-shatra positive from150 \115positive (76.66%) The prevalence of antibodies was higher in cattle at age   2 to 3 years old 55(73.33%) than in cattle aged less than 2 years 49 (58.33%). In addition, the percentage of cattle with antibodies in female was higher compare in male. These results suggest that is (CCHV) widespread in the cattle populations southern of Iraq.