Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in Iran and neighboring countries

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  • S Chinikar
  • Seyed Mojtaba Ghiasi
  • R Hewson
  • M Moradi
  • A Haeri

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a zoonotic viral disease that is asymptomatic in infected livestock, but a serious threat to humans. Human infections begin with nonspecific febrile symptoms, but progress to a serious hemorrhagic syndrome with a case fatality rate of 2-50%. Although the causative virus is often transmitted by ticks, livestock-to-human and human-to-human transmissions also occur. The disease is one of the most widely distributed viral hemorrhagic fevers occurring in Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and some parts of Europe. In this study, we have focused on the CCHF situation in Iran and neighboring countries and provide evidence of over 5000 confirmed cases of CCHF in a single period/season.

Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Clinical Virology
Volume47
Issue number2
Pages (from-to)110-4
Number of pages5
ISSN1386-6532
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2010

    Research areas

  • Animals, Disease Vectors, Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Crimean-Congo, Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean, Humans, Middle East, Ticks, Zoonoses

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