Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever in Europe

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Karti, S. Sami ; Odabasi, Zekaver ; Korten, Volkan ; Yilmaz, Mustafa ; Sonmez, Mehmet ; Caylan, Rahmet ; Akdogan, Elif ; Eren, Necmi ; Koksal, Iftihar ; Ovali, Ercument ; Erickson, Bobbie R. ; Vincent, Martin J. ; Nichol, Stuart T. ; Comer, James A. ; Rollin, Pierre E. ; Ksiazek, Thomas G.
• Description:
  In 2002 and 2003, a total of 19 persons in Europe had suspected cases of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) or a similar viral infection. Six serum samples were tested; all six were found positive for immunoglobulin M antibodies against CCHF virus. Two of the samples yielded CCHF virus isolates. Genetic analysis of the virus isolates showed them to be closely related to isolates from former Yugoslavia and southwestern Russia. These cases are the first of CCHF reported from Europe. Eighteen patients handled livestock, and one was a nurse with probable nosocomial infection. The case-fatality rate was 20% among confirmed CCHF case-patients (1 of 5 patients), and the overall case-fatality rate was 11% (2 of 19 patients). In addition to previously reported symptoms and signs, we report hemophagocytosis in 50% of our patients, which is the first report of this clinical phenomenon associated with CCHF.
• Subjects:
  Adult Antibodies, Viral Female Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Crimean-Congo Humans Immunoglobulin G Immunoglobulin M Male Middle Aged Phagocytosis Phylogeny Research Sequence Analysis, DNA

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 10(8):1379-1384.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Europe
• Location:
  Europe
• Volume:
  10
• Issue:
  8
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
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  urn:sha256:94a85b5540713ecf8987448bb41d8d08899c2282778b0754f606c4e1beed1f34
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/7771/cdc_7771_DS1.pdf
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