Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus and Eid-Ul-Adha festival in Pakistan
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Consensus report: Preventive measures for Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever during Eid-al-Adha festival.
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is endemic in Eurasian countries such as, Turkey, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran. CCHF virus is spread by the Hyalomma tick, which is found mainly on cattle and sheep. Muslim countries, in which these animals are sacrificed during Eid-Al-Adha, are among the countries where CCHF is endemic, and it has been observed that CCHF is associated with practices sur...
متن کاملReply: Surveillance of Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever in Pakistan
[No Abstract] To the editor: In a recent publication entitle “Surveillance of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever in Pakistan” published in “The Lancet Infectious Diseases”, the authors claimed that before the Eid al-Adha, Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF)-livestock infected are imported from Iran and Afghanistan to Baluchistan province of Pakistan and then tran...
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368 www.thelancet.com/infection Vol 17 April 2017 1 Haider S, Hassali AM, Iqbal Q, et al. Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever in Pakistan. Lancet Infect Dis 2016; 16: 1333. 2 Müller MA, Devignot S, Lattwein E, et al. Evidence for widespread infection of African bats with Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever-like viruses. Sci Rep 2016; 6: 26637. 3 Mourya DT, Yadav PD, Shete AM, et al. Cross-sectional se...
متن کاملCrimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever.
Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is one of the most widespread arboviroses in the world. It is present in Africa, south-east Europe, the Middle East and Asia. It is caused by a nairovirus (Bunyaviridae family) transmitted by several species of ticks. The geographical distribution of the disease coincides with the distribution of Hyalomma ticks. While infected livestock do not show signs ...
متن کاملCrimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever
C rimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a zoonotic, vector-borne disease caused by a virus in the Bunyaviridae family, of the genus Nairovirus. This disease affects humans and animals very differently. In humans, CCHF can vary from asymptomatic infection to severe haemorrhagic fever, with death occurring in up to 30% of severely ill patients. Many other species of mammals and some birds can...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Lancet Infectious Diseases
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1473-3099
DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(16)30453-4