Looking Beyond the Lens of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever in Africa

Okesanya, Olalekan John; Olatunji, Gbolahan Deji; Kokori, Emmanuel; Olaleke, Noah Olabode; Adigun, Olaniyi Abideen; Manirambona, Emery; Lucero-Prisno, Don Eliseo

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Looking Beyond the Lens of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever in Africa

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7 2024
By Okesanya, Olalekan John ; Olatunji, Gbolahan Deji ; Kokori, Emmanuel ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Okesanya, Olalekan John ; Olatunji, Gbolahan Deji ; Kokori, Emmanuel ; Olaleke, Noah Olabode ; Adigun, Olaniyi Abideen ; Manirambona, Emery ; Lucero-Prisno, Don Eliseo
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Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a lethal viral disease that has severe public health effects throughout Africa and a case fatality rate of 10%-40%. CCHF virus was first discovered in Crimea in 1944 and has since caused a substantial disease burden in Africa. The shortage of diagnostic tools, ineffective tick control efforts, slow adoption of preventive measures, and cultural hurdles to public education are among the problems associated with continued CCHF virus transmission. Progress in preventing virus spread is also hampered by the dearth of effective serodiagnostic testing for animals and absence of precise surveillance protocols. Intergovernmental coordination, creation of regional reference laboratories, multiinstitutional public education partnerships, investments in healthcare infrastructure, vaccine development, and a One Health approach are strategic methods for solving prevention challenges. Coordinated efforts and financial commitments are needed to combat Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever and improve all-around readiness for newly developing infectious illnesses in Africa.
Subjects:

Animals Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Crimean-Congo Humans Ticks
Keywords:

Africa CCHF CCHFV CCHF Virus Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Outbreak Ticks Vector-borne Infections Viruses Zoonoses
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 2024; 30(7):1319-1325
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38916548
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PMC11210649
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Journal Article
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Synopsis
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Africa
Volume:

30
Issue:

7
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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