Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, Herat Province, Afghanistan, 2017

We studied the clinical and epidemiologic features of an outbreak of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in Herat Province, Afghanistan. The study comprised 63 patients hospitalized in 2017. The overall case-fatality rate was 22.2%; fatal outcome was significantly associated with a negative IgM test res...

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Main Authors: Aziz-ur-Rahman Niazi, Mohammad Jawed Jawad, Ahmad Amirnajad, Peter A. Durr, David T. Williams
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/8/18-1491_article