Current status of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever in the World Health Organization Eastern Mediterranean Region: issues, challenges, and future directions

Current status of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever in the World Health Organization Eastern Mediterranean Region: issues, challenges, and future directions

Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is the most widespread, tick-borne viral disease affecting humans. The disease is endemic in many regions, such as Africa, Asia, Eastern and Southern Europe, and Central Asia. Recently, the incidence of CCHF has increased rapidly in the countries of the World...

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Main Authors: Seif S. Al-Abri, Idris Al Abaidani, Mehdi Fazlalipour, Ehsan Mostafavi, Hakan Leblebicioglu, Natalia Pshenichnaya, Ziad A. Memish, Roger Hewson, Eskild Petersen, Peter Mala, Tran Minh Nhu Nguyen, Mamunur Rahman Malik, Pierre Formenty, Rosanna Jeffries
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-05-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
CCHF
Eastern Mediterranean Region
Ixodid ticks
CCHF virus
Knowledge gaps
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971217300656

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