The Risk of Nosocomial Transmission of Rift Valley Fever.
In 2000, we investigated the Rift Valley fever (RVF) outbreak on the Arabian Peninsula-the first outside Africa-and the risk of nosocomial transmission. In a cross-sectional design, during the peak of the epidemic at its epicenter, we found four (0.6%) of 703 healthcare workers (HCWs) IgM seropositi...
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| author | Nasser A Al-Hamdan Anil A Panackal Tami H Al Bassam Abdullah Alrabea Mohammed Al Hazmi Yagoub Al Mazroa Mohammed Al Jefri Ali S Khan Thomas G Ksiazek |
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| description | In 2000, we investigated the Rift Valley fever (RVF) outbreak on the Arabian Peninsula-the first outside Africa-and the risk of nosocomial transmission. In a cross-sectional design, during the peak of the epidemic at its epicenter, we found four (0.6%) of 703 healthcare workers (HCWs) IgM seropositive but all with only community-associated exposures. Standard precautions are sufficient for HCWs exposed to known RVF patients, in contrast to other viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHF) such as Ebola virus disease (EVD) in which the route of transmission differs. Suspected VHF in which the etiology is uncertain should be initially managed with the most cautious infection control measures. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ef57545ba8a14f61b1de4f90c8a33bfe2022-12-22T01:58:48ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases1935-27271935-27352015-12-01912e000431410.1371/journal.pntd.0004314The Risk of Nosocomial Transmission of Rift Valley Fever.Nasser A Al-HamdanAnil A PanackalTami H Al BassamAbdullah AlrabeaMohammed Al HazmiYagoub Al MazroaMohammed Al JefriAli S KhanThomas G KsiazekIn 2000, we investigated the Rift Valley fever (RVF) outbreak on the Arabian Peninsula-the first outside Africa-and the risk of nosocomial transmission. In a cross-sectional design, during the peak of the epidemic at its epicenter, we found four (0.6%) of 703 healthcare workers (HCWs) IgM seropositive but all with only community-associated exposures. Standard precautions are sufficient for HCWs exposed to known RVF patients, in contrast to other viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHF) such as Ebola virus disease (EVD) in which the route of transmission differs. Suspected VHF in which the etiology is uncertain should be initially managed with the most cautious infection control measures.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4687845?pdf=render |
| spellingShingle | Nasser A Al-Hamdan Anil A Panackal Tami H Al Bassam Abdullah Alrabea Mohammed Al Hazmi Yagoub Al Mazroa Mohammed Al Jefri Ali S Khan Thomas G Ksiazek The Risk of Nosocomial Transmission of Rift Valley Fever. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
| title | The Risk of Nosocomial Transmission of Rift Valley Fever. |
| title_full | The Risk of Nosocomial Transmission of Rift Valley Fever. |
| title_fullStr | The Risk of Nosocomial Transmission of Rift Valley Fever. |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Risk of Nosocomial Transmission of Rift Valley Fever. |
| title_short | The Risk of Nosocomial Transmission of Rift Valley Fever. |
| title_sort | risk of nosocomial transmission of rift valley fever |
| url | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4687845?pdf=render |
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