Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus (CCHFV)

Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Antibody Products by Targets

Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Background

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) virus (CCHFV; genus Nairovirus, family Bunyaviridae) causes severe diseases in humans and circulates in many areas of Africa, Asia, and Europe, shown in Fig.3. According to reports, an apparent increasing CCHF case occurred through the past decades. In 2015, CCHFV was identified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as an emerging virus that is likely to cause a severe epidemic and which may present a public health emergency. Research into a diagnosis of the illness, and also into vaccine development is increasing. Therefore, there is a huge number of scientists focus on CCHF. Creative Biolabs as a leading biological company, we provide CCHFV related antibodies antibody services to support researches.

Fig.3 Worldwide distribution of CCHFV. (Ergönül, 2006)

Virology of CCHFV

CCHFV is a tick-borne enveloped single-stranded RNA virus that belongs to the genus Nairovirus and a member of the Bunyaviridae family. CCHFV causes a hemorrhagic disease in humans with up to 80% case fatality. Although the virus has only caused sporadic disease in the past, the expansion of the range of its vector, the Hyalomma tick, is causing increasing concern that case numbers will continue to rise.

Structure of CCHFV

CCHF virions are spherical, approximately 90 nm in diameter. The two glycoproteins G_N and G_C are inserted into the lipid envelope as spike-like structures. They are responsible for virion attachment to receptors on susceptible host cells and for the induction of neutralizing antibodies.

Fig.4 Schematic representation of a CCHF virion. (Flick, 2005)

There are three genome segments and encode four structural proteins: the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) is encoded by the large (L) segment. G_N and G_C are encoded by the medium (M) segment and the nucleoprotein (N) by the small (S) segment. CCHFV G_N protein is a potential target for vaccine development, although efficacy has not yet been demonstrated.

Fig.5 Schematic representation of the three genome segments. (Flick, 2005)

Replication Steps of CCHFV

Steps in the replication are numbered as follows in Fig.3:

(1) Attachment of virions to cell-surface receptors;

(2) Entry via endocytosis followed by membrane fusion, allowing viral ribonucleocapsids and RdRp access to the cytoplasm;

(3) Primary transcription;

(4) Translation of viral proteins;

(5) Replication of vRNA via a cRNA intermediate;

(6) Assembly of virions at the Golgi or plasma membrane;

(7) Egress by budding into the Golgi followed by exocytosis, or budding through the plasma membrane.

Anti-CCHFV Antibodies in Creative Biolabs

Creative Biolabs provides ready-to-use catalogue as well as customized antibody development services against various targets involved in CCHFV. These anti-CCHFV antibodies are only for various research, not for clinical applications. You can directly contact us for more details about CCHFV antibody products and services, including ViroAntibody discovery, ViroAntibody engineering, ViroAntibody customized and ViroAntibody neutralization assays. Also, a full comprehensive suite of primary antibodies, secondary antibodies and isotype controls are supplied to meet your needs.

References

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2. Ergönül, Ö. Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever. The Lancet infectious diseases. 2006, 6(4): 203-214.
3. Flick, R.; Whitehouse, C. A. Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus. Current molecular medicine. 2005, 5(8): 753-760.
4. Zivcec M, Scholte F, Spiropoulou C F, et al. Molecular Insights into Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus. Viruses. 2016. 8(4):106