Possible sexual transmission of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever

Possible sexual transmission of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever

Three cases of family transmission of laboratory-confirmed Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) among spouses are reported. These spouses had sexual contact at the end of the incubation period or during the early stage of the mild form of CCHF, without any hemorrhagic symptoms in the first infecte...

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Main Authors: Natalia Yurievna Pshenichnaya, Irina Stanislavovna Sydenko, Elena Pavlovna Klinovaya, Elena Borisovna Romanova, Alexey Sergeevich Zhuravlev
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-04-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever
Family cluster
Sexual contact
Transmission of infection
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971216309924

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