Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a highly contagious viral tick-borne disease with case-fatality rates as high as 50%. We describe a collaborative evaluation of the characteristics, performance, and on-site applicability of serologic and molecular assays for diagnosis of CCHF. We evaluated ELISA, immunofluorescence, quantitative reverse transcription PCR, and low-density macroarray ass...

the source of both Cryptosporidium and Giardia infection in the Cryptosporidium pig genotype II–positive patient. The passage of oocysts can be excluded because of the number of oocysts detected in repeat samples (Table). Moreover, identification of the infection in an immunocompetent patient underlines the zoonotic potential of this pig genotype and possible presence of risk factors in rural a...

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is an acute tick-borne viral disease transmitted to humans by Hyalomma ticks or by direct contact with the blood of infected humans or domestic animals. In certain areas of the world, including Africa, Asia, South East Europe and Middle East, sporadic cases or outbreaks of CCHF have been reported. During the last six-year period from 2003 to 2009, CCHF has...

in Mexico (6) and the United States (7). In the United States, several pregnant women died, and the hospitalization rate for pregnant women was 4× higher than for the general population (8). Despite a fairly high birth rate on Reunion Island (19 births/1,000 population), our small series does not support these fi ndings. During the epidemic (July 20– September 20, 2009), acute respiratory infec...

crimean-congo hemorrhagic fever is a fatal viral disease that occurs in some parts of africa, asia, eastern europe and the middle-east. primarily it is a zoonosis but can be seen sporadically in humans. recently outbreaks have been reported from pakistan, afghanistan, saudi arabia, united arab emirates and iran. in this retrospective study, we evaluated the efficacy of oral ribavirin in the tre...

BACKGROUND Rift Valley fever (RVF) is an acute viral anthropozoonosis that causes epizootics and epidemics among livestock population and humans. Multiple emergences and reemergences of the virus have occurred in Mauritania over the last decade. This article describes the outbreak that occurred in 2015 in Mauritania and reports the results of serological and molecular investigations of blood sa...