introduction : this study was aimed to investigate the effects of risk factors, and environmental and climatic factors a ffecting the occurrence of crimean-congo hemorrhagic fever (cchf) in iran. we used temporal modeling to predict the future occurrence of the disease in the country . methods : we analyzed the data of 165 cchf patients from all over iran (e xcept the districts zabol and zaheda...

background: crimean congo hemorrhagic fever (cchf) is an acute febrile haemorrhagic disease. this study was conducted to ascertain the infection status amongst slaughterhouse workers in iran's north-eastern provinces (razavi and northern and southern khorasan), so that analysis of the results could help clarification of the epidemiology of this disease in the aforementioned provinces and easter...

background: the world health organization (who) declares crimean congo hemorrhagic fe­ver (cchf) endemic in turkey. despite the magnitude of problem, no documented evi­dence exists in turkey, which reveals the aware­ness and practices of the country's adult popula­tion regarding cchf, its spread, symptoms, treatment, and preven­tion. this study was conducted to assess the level of knowledge, at...

AIM The aim of this paper was to explore the contribution of Mary Seacole to nursing and health care, notably in comparison with that of Florence Nightingale. BACKGROUND Much information is available, in print and electronic, that presents Mary Seacole as a nurse, even as a pioneer nurse and leader in public health care. Her own memoir and copious primary sources, show rather than she was a b...

BACKGROUND Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) has high morbidity and mortality. Therefore the treatment effect of Ribavirin with and without intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG) in viral Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever was evaluated. MATERIALS AND METHODS In a clinical trial study, 40 patients with confirmatory positive serology test, 12 (30%) received Ribavirin and IVIG (case group) and 28 ...