CRIMEAN CONGO HEMORRHAGIC FEVER CASES IN ISLAMABAD OUTBREAK INVESTIGATION REPORT - MAY 2014
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.52206/jsmc.2016.6.2.837-839Abstract
Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF),
caused by a tick-borne virus (Nairovirus), is a
zoonotic viral disease that is asymptomatic in
infected animals, but a serious threat to
humans. 1 Human infections begin with
nonspecific febrile symptoms, but progress to a
serious hemorrhagic syndrome with a high case
fatality rate (10 - 40%)2. It is one of the most
widely distributed viral hemorrhagic fevers
occurring in parts of Africa, Middle East, Asia
and Europe3. The occurrence of this virus is
correlated with the distribution of Hyalomma
species.4
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