The team of Laurence Vial, epidemiologist researcher at CIRAD in Montpellier, revealed last October the presence of the Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) virus in ticks of the Hyalomma marginatum species collected in the Pyrenees. Orientals. This was the first detection of this virus in France. According to a study revealed by the University of Corsica, the same pathogen is circulating today in farms on the island. The acarologist scientist answers our questions, highlighting her research carried out over many years on ticks. What are the risks of transmitting this virus to humans? The risks are very low, because the proportion of infected ticks in the environment is also low. In
Appearance of the Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus in Corsica: “The risks of transmission to humans are very low”
