Persistence of viral full-length genomic RNA and replication-associated RNA transcripts and proteins in sheep tissues following acute Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus infection

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) is a tick-borne RNA virus responsible for a severe hemorrhagic disease in humans. In contrast, the virus appears to cause only a brief viremia without overt clinical signs in animals such as livestock, following which the infection is traditionally assu