Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, Mauritania

Boushab, Boushab Mohamed; Kelly, Mamadou; Kébé, Hasmiou; Bollahi, Mohamed Abdallahi; Basco, Leonardo K.

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Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, Mauritania

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By Boushab, Boushab Mohamed ; Kelly, Mamadou ; Kébé, Hasmiou ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Boushab, Boushab Mohamed ; Kelly, Mamadou ; Kébé, Hasmiou ; Bollahi, Mohamed Abdallahi ; Basco, Leonardo K.
Description:

The distribution of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF), a tickborne arboviral disease, is not well known in West Africa. We report 2 recent human cases of CCHF with infectious syndrome and severe bleeding in Mauritania. CCHF was diagnosed by ELISA and real time reverse transcription PCR. No secondary CCHF cases were found.
Subjects:

Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Crimean-Congo
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 26(4):817-818
Document Type:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

Mauritania
Volume:

26
Issue:

4
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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