Background: We aimed to determine diagnostic sensitivity and specificity of clinical laboratory findings in patients with Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF).

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol9no3/02-0208-app.htm[7/26/2010 4:55:29 PM] Appendix: Important Anthroponoses, Zoonoses, and Sapronoses1 Anthroponoses Measles*; rubella; mumps; influenza; common cold; viral hepatitis; poliomyelitis; AIDS*; infectious mononucleosis; herpes simplex; smallpox; trachoma; chlamydial pneumonia and cardiovascular disease*; mycoplasmal infections*; typhoid fever; chole...

There are 4 families of viruses that cause viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF), including Filoviridae. Ebola virus is one virus within the family Filoviridae and the cause of the current outbreak of VHF in West Africa. VHF-endemic areas are found throughout the world, yet traditional diagnosis of VHF has been performed in large reference laboratories centered in Europe and the United States. The larg...

Year(s) Country Apparent or suspected origin Reported number of human cases Reported number (%) of deaths among cases Situation 1967 Germany and Yugoslavia Uganda 31 7 (21) Simultaneous outbreaks occurred in laboratory workers handling African green monkeys imported from Uganda [1]. 1975 Johannesburg, South Africa Zimbabwe 3 1 (33) A man with a recent travel history to Zimbabwe was admitted to ...

INTRODUCTION The prognosis of dengue depends on early diagnosis and treatment, which can help prevent severe forms whose characteristics were evaluated here. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted involving dengue cases in Vitória, State of Espírito Santo, Brazil, in 2011. RESULTS Two health regions registered 56.3% of 371 cases of severe dengue. Of these cases, 21.3% presented with ...

Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) is also one of the infectious diseases that often cause extraordinary events. Low awareness to maintain environmental cleanliness and lack public knowledge about eradicating mosquito nests prevent Fever. This study aims identify relationship between level family attitudes dengue hemorrhagic fever sufferers regarding eradication (PSN) in work area Curahdami Health ...

Dengue fever is a viral infection transmitted by mosquitoes (Aedes Aegypti). WHO estimates that 40% of the world's population live in areas endemic for dengue fever, and that there are approximately 50 million cases of dengue infection worldwide every year. This study aims to measure the economic consequences of dengue hemorrhagic fever in Southern Vietnam on family level. Estimating the econom...

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Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a tick-borne disease caused by the arbovirus Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV), which is a member of the Nairovirus genus (family Bunyaviridae). CCHF was first recognized during a large outbreak among agricultural workers in the mid-1940s in the Crimean peninsula. The disease now occurs sporadically throughout much of Africa, Asia, and Europ...