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. 2025 Aug;31(8):1657-1658.
doi: 10.3201/eid3108.241989.

Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus among Goats, Southern Bhutan

Sangay Rinchen, Yoshihiro Kaku, Eunsil Park, Puspa Maya Sharma, Dawa Tshering, Tenzinla Tenzin, Aya Matsuu, Akiko Okutani, Ken Maeda, Shigeru Morikawa

Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus among Goats, Southern Bhutan

Sangay Rinchen et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2025 Aug.

Abstract

We conducted serosurveillance for Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) among goats in southern Bhutan. Testing serum samples from 472 goats for CCHFV-specific IgG using an indirect fluorescent antibody test and ELISA, we found CCHFV antibody-positive goats along the analyzed border region with India, indicating widespread distribution of CCHFV in this area.

Keywords: Bhutan; CCHFV; Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus; antibodies; goats; viruses.

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