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Volume 6 Journal of Infectious Diseases and Therapy
ISSN: 2332-0877 Infection Congress 2018
March 01-02, 2018
March 01-02, 2018 Berlin, Germany
5th International Congress on
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Seroepidemiology of CCHF in domestic animals in endemic areas in Albania
Përparim Kadriaj1, Majlinda Dhimolea-Kota 1, Enkelejda Velo1, Kujtim Mersini 2, Kristaq Berxholi3 and Silva Bino1
1Institute of Public Health, Albania
2Institute of Food Safety and Veterinary, Albania
3Agriculture University of Tirana, Albania
C rimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is an arboviral zoonotic infection which is endemic in some areas of the country.
The aim of this study was to assess the seroprevalence of CCHFV in previous and recent endemic areas of the country. This
cross sectional serologic study was conducted in period 2010-2014 by the Institute of Public Health in Tirana, Albania. A total
of 152 serum samples from domestic animals were included in the survey. All samples were collected randomly from seven
districts in Albania and were examined for anti-CCHFV IgG. Of the total of 152 samples examined, 102 (67.1%) were positive
to IgG ELISA. The highest positivity rate was among cows (88.3%) and in recent endemic areas of Has and Kukes, 89.7% and
82.9% respectively. The scientific data presented in this study indicated that humans are at risk of World Health Organization.
Recent Publications
1. Maltezou H C and Papa A (2010) Crimean-congo hemorrhagic fever: risk for emergence of new endemic foci in
Europe? Travel Med Infect Dis 8:139–43.
2. Kampen H, Poltz W, Hartelt K, Wölfel R, Faulde M. Detection of a questing Hyalomma marginatum marginatum
adult female (Acari, Ixodidae) in southern Germany. Exp Appl Acarol 2007;43:227–31.
3. S S Al-Abri et al. (2017) Current status of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever in the World Health Organization
Eastern Mediterranean Region: issues, challenges, and future directions / International Journal of Infectious Diseases
58 (2017) 82–89
4. Messina J P, Pigott D M, Golding N, Duda K A, Brownstein J S, Weiss D J, et al. (2015) The global distribution of
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever. Trans R Soc Trop MedHyg 109:503–13.
Biography
Perparim Kadriaj is currently working as a expertise in Control of Vector Diseases in Institute of Public Health, Albania. He has been conducting field trips in the
framework of different research projects and emergencies in case of disease outbreaks; representing Institute of Public Health, Tirana, Albania at national and
international events, congresses and workshops.
Përparim Kadriaj et al., J Infect Dis Ther 2018, Volume 6
DOI: 10.4172/2332-0877-C1-039