Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, Herat Province, Afghanistan, 2017
We studied the clinical and epidemiologic features of an outbreak of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in Herat Province, Afghanistan. The study comprised 63 patients hospitalized in 2017. The overall case-fatality rate was 22.2%; fatal outcome was significantly associated with a negative IgM test res...
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| author | Aziz-ur-Rahman Niazi Mohammad Jawed Jawad Ahmad Amirnajad Peter A. Durr David T. Williams |
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| description | We studied the clinical and epidemiologic features of an outbreak of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in Herat Province, Afghanistan. The study comprised 63 patients hospitalized in 2017. The overall case-fatality rate was 22.2%; fatal outcome was significantly associated with a negative IgM test result, longer prothrombin time, and nausea. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a87122cf187c4a2b87c74ae4553b54982022-12-21T23:28:30ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592019-08-012581596159810.3201/eid2508.181491Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, Herat Province, Afghanistan, 2017Aziz-ur-Rahman NiaziMohammad Jawed JawadAhmad AmirnajadPeter A. DurrDavid T. WilliamsWe studied the clinical and epidemiologic features of an outbreak of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in Herat Province, Afghanistan. The study comprised 63 patients hospitalized in 2017. The overall case-fatality rate was 22.2%; fatal outcome was significantly associated with a negative IgM test result, longer prothrombin time, and nausea.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/8/18-1491_articleCrimean-Congo hemorrhagic feverCrimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virusCCHFAfghanistanclinical symptomatologyepidemiology |
| spellingShingle | Aziz-ur-Rahman Niazi Mohammad Jawed Jawad Ahmad Amirnajad Peter A. Durr David T. Williams Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, Herat Province, Afghanistan, 2017 Emerging Infectious Diseases Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus CCHF Afghanistan clinical symptomatology epidemiology |
| title | Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, Herat Province, Afghanistan, 2017 |
| title_full | Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, Herat Province, Afghanistan, 2017 |
| title_fullStr | Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, Herat Province, Afghanistan, 2017 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, Herat Province, Afghanistan, 2017 |
| title_short | Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, Herat Province, Afghanistan, 2017 |
| title_sort | crimean congo hemorrhagic fever herat province afghanistan 2017 |
| topic | Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus CCHF Afghanistan clinical symptomatology epidemiology |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/8/18-1491_article |
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