Table 1 Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) detection in ticks at the different sampling sites
Location | No. sampled animals | Tick species | No. ticks collected | % | No. of CCHFV-positive ticks | Pos./total (95% CI) | Pos./tick species (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Idini | 43 Cattles | Hyalomma dromedarii | 537 | 89.65% | 20 | 3.33% (2.05–5.12%) | 3.72% (2.29–5.69%) |
Hyalomma impeltatum | 20 | 3.34% | 0 | 0% (0–0.06%) | 0% (0–16.84%) | ||
Hyalomma rufipes | 42 | 7.01% | 9 | 1.5% (0.06–2.8%) | 21.43% (10.3–36.81%) | ||
Total | 599 | 29 | 4.84% (3.27–6.88%) | p-value < 0.001 | |||
Nouakchott slaughterhouse | 14 Camels | H. dromedarii | 346 | 98.58% | 3 | 0.85% (0.78–2.48%) | 0.87% (0.18–2.51%) |
H. rufipes | 5 | 1.42% | 0 | 0% (0–1.05%) | 0% (0–52.18%) | ||
Total | 351 | 3 | 0.85% (0.78–2.48%) | p-value (NA)a | |||
Rosso | 20 Camels | H. dromedarii | 39 | 14.66% | 0 | 0% (0–1.38%) | 0% (0–9.03%) |
H. rufipes | 227 | 85.34% | 7 | 2.63% (1.06–5.35%) | 3.08% (1.25–6.25%) | ||
Total | 266 | 7 | 2.63% (1.06–5.35%) | p-value (NA)a | |||
Rosso | 14 Camels | H. dromedarii | 292 | 97.01% | 0 | 0% (0–1.21%) | 0% (0–1.26%) |
H. impeltatum | 1 | 0.33% | 0 | 0% (0–1.21%) | 0% (0–95.7%) | ||
H. rufipes | 8 | 2.66% | 0 | 0% (0–1.21%) | 0% (0–36.94%) | ||
Total | 301 | 0 | 0% (0–1.21%) | p-value 0.531 | |||
Total | 91 cattle and camels | H. dromedarii | 1,214 | 80.03% | 23 | 1.51% (0.96–2.27%) | 1.89% (0.96–2.26%) |
H. impeltatum | 21 | 1.38% | 0 | 0% (0–0.24%) | 0% (0–16.11%) | ||
H. rufipes | 282 | 18.59% | 16 | 1.05% (0.6–1.71%) | 5.67% (3.28–9.05%) | ||
Total | 1517 | 39 | 2.56% (1.83–3.5%) | p-value < 0.001 |