Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, Kosovo, 2013–2016

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Ahmeti, Salih ; Berisha, Lindita ; Halili, Bahrije ; Ahmeti, Florim ; von Possel, Ronald ; Thomé-Bolduan, Corinna ; Michel, Anett ; Priesnitz, Simone ; Reisinger, Emil C. ; Günther, Stephan ; Krüger, Andreas ; Sherifi, Kurtesh ; Jakupi, Xhevat ; Hemmer, Christoph J. ; Emmerich, Petra
• Description:
  During 2013-2016, a total of 32 patients were treated for Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in Prishtina, Kosovo; 11 died. In the 11 patients who died, findings included viral loads >1 × 10|/mL, lactate dehydrogenase >2,700 U/mL, bleeding, and impaired consciousness. Ribavirin therapy had no noticeable effect in this small patient sample.
• Subjects:
  Bleeding Case-fatality Rate CCHF Coma Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, Kosovo, 2013–2016 Dispatch Lactate Dehydrogenase LDH Ribavirin Somnolence Viral Load Viruses

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 25(2):321-324
• Pubmed ID:
  30666932
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6346452
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  Z01 AA000277/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS/United States
• Place as Subject:
  Kosovo
• Location:
  Europe
• Volume:
  25
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:611ca757e120e3f403c8aab56dfbdb0187dd4c9cf3475ad83c31aa7fe4fad264
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/76780/cdc_76780_DS1.pdf
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