Background: Crimean-congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is an acute tick-borne viral, zoonotic disease with hemorrhagic manifestations and considerable mortality in humans. The purpose of this study was to introduce CCHF as a case report from Babol, north of Iran. It is known as an endemic pathogen in some regions of Iran.Case presentation: We present a case of CCHF suffering from sudden onset of fe...

BACKGROUND Pakistan is considered as an endemic country for Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic fever with numerous outbreaks and sporadic cases reported during the past two decades. Majority of cases are reported from Baluchistan province with subsequent transmissions to non-endemic regions mainly through infected animals directly or via infested ticks. We hereby describe the molecular investigations of...

background and aims: crimean-congo hemorrhagic fever (cchf) is a zoonosis caused by a nairovirus of the family bunyaviridae. infection is transmitted to humans mostly by hyalomma ticks. this study was conducted to determine the rate of cchfv infection in ticks in qom province of iran. materials and methods: in this study, reverse transcription – polymerase chain reaction (rt-pcr) was used to de...

conclusion we recommend that in outbreaks of cchf, care to prevent airborne transmission should be kept in mind. patient and method by a nosocomial transmission of crimean-congo hemorrhagic fever (cchf), a health care worker was infected in december 2008 due to a re-emerging outbreak of cchf in fars province, iran. after admission of probable cchf cases in a local hospital, one of the nurses co...

BACKGROUND In 1995, Tanzania introduced the voluntary Community Health Fund (CHF) with the aim of ensuring universal health coverage by increasing financial investment in the health sector. The uptake of the CHF is low, with an enrolment of only 6% compared to the national target of 75%. Mandatory models of community health financing have been suggested to increase enrolment and financial capac...

Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) is a tick-borne viral disease with a major reservoir in both domestic and wild animals. In Pakistan, it is endemic largely in rural areas and most cases occur in spring and autumn. Recently, cases are being reported throughout the year, including winter months, with some even from urban areas. Death from CCHF is most likely to occur during the hemorrhagic ...

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a severe, often potentially fatal disease in humans, caused by infection with CCHF virus (CCHFV) belonging to the genus Nairovirus of the Bunyaviridae family. The current approach to treatment of CCHF is based on supporting hematologic and coagulation status of the patient, with replacement of cells and factors as needed, but use of ribavirin is controv...

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...

Background: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a potentially fatal tick-borne viral disease. Hard ticks are both carriers and reservoirs of the CCHF virus. In this regard, the present study is aimed to investigate the CCHF virus infection in collected ticks from livestock in Gonabad City (southwest of Razavi Khorasan province) in eastern Iran. Methods: This descriptive study was perfo...

This refers toDr. Levent Doganci’s letter published in your valuable Journal about Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) entitled “Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic Fever as an indication for use of Ribavirin”.1 CrimeanCongo Hemorrhagic Fever is a widely distributed lethal disease, worldwide.2 Human are usually infected with CCHF virus through a tick bite or close contact with viral contaminated tissues or w...