Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in Europe: current situation calls for preparedness

C. Maltezou, Helena; Andonova, L.; Andraghetti, R; Bouloy, M.; Ergönül, Önder; Jongejan, Frans; Kalvatchev, Nikolay; T. Nichol, Stuart; Niedrig, Matthias; E. Platonov, Alexander; Thomson, George; Leitmeyer, Katrin; Zeller, H.

doi:10.2807/ese.15.10.19504-en

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Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in Europe: current situation calls for preparedness

Published in Eurosurveillance • Mar 11, 2010

Authors:

Helena C. Maltezou

L. Andonova

R Andraghetti

Abstract

During the last decade Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) emerged and/or re-emerged in several Balkan countries, Turkey, southwestern regions of the Russian Federation, and the Ukraine, with considerable high fatality rates. Reasons for re-emergence of CCHF include climate and anthropogenic fact...

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Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever

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Case fatality rate

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