Background: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a potentially fatal tick-borne viral disease. Hard ticks are both carriers and reservoirs of the CCHF virus. In this regard, the present study is aimed to investigate the CCHF virus infection in collected ticks from livestock in Gonabad City (southwest of Razavi Khorasan province) in eastern Iran. Methods: This descriptive study was perfo...

This refers toDr. Levent Doganci’s letter published in your valuable Journal about Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) entitled “Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic Fever as an indication for use of Ribavirin”.1 CrimeanCongo Hemorrhagic Fever is a widely distributed lethal disease, worldwide.2 Human are usually infected with CCHF virus through a tick bite or close contact with viral contaminated tissues or w...

Aim: The urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) system consists of a protease, receptor (urokinase-type receptor, uPAR), and inhibitors that can be expressed on various cell types. Previous literature shows the amount soluble (suPAR) secreted from affected cells is higher in Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) patients than healthy controls. Thus, we aimed to investigate diagnostic value...

BackgroundCrimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) is a particular regional concern because of endemicity in Afghanistan and many neighboring countries. The prevalence CCHF has been increasing this region. These concerns are compounded there no vaccine or therapeutic for lacks adequate public health infrastructure preventing, detecting, containing cases. This investigation aimed to study the epid...

conclusions the present study showed that cchf is highly prevalent in high risk occupational groups in zahedan, iran. further surveillance, teaching and prevention programs are recommended. results out of 362 patients with cchf (86% male, 14% female; with age range 12-78 years), 123 (34%) were slaughterhouse workers, 103 (28.5%) livestock handlers and farmers, 32 (9%) housewives, 7 (2%) student...

Tick-borne diseases pose a serious threat to human health in South-Eastern Europe, including Kosovo. While Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a well-known emerging infection in this area, there are no accurate data on Lyme borreliosis and tick-borne encephalitis (TBE). Therefore, we sampled and tested 795 ticks. Ixodes ricinus (n = 218), Dermacentor marginatus (n = 98), and Haemaphysalis...

conclusions our results showed that the study population perceived a high likelihood of cchf risk. improving public knowledge and awareness could result in a more realistic assessment of cchf risk, hence better compliance with taking precaution measures to tackle the disease. results approximately 70% of the respondents reported the cchf risk to be 'high'. factors independently associated with ...

ObjectiveTo determine the seroprevalence of selected zoonotic viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHFs) and their associated risk factors in Tanzania.MethodsBlood samples were collected from consenting outpatients community members eight districts five ecological zones Tanzania. Serum was harvested tested for presence immunoglobulin G (IgG) M (IgM) antibodies against Crimean-Congo fever (CCHF), Ebola vir...