Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever among health care workers, Turkey

We investigated 9 cases of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (1 fatal, 2 asymptomatic) among health care workers in Turkey. Needlestick injuries were reported for 4 workers. Eight received ribavirin. In addition to standard precautions, airborne infection isolation precautions are essential during aer...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2014-03, Vol.20 (3), p.477-479
Hauptverfasser:	Celikbas, Aysel Kocagul, Dokuzoğuz, Başak, Baykam, Nurcam, Gok, Sebnem Eren, Eroğlu, Mustafa Necati, Midilli, Kenan, Zeller, Herve, Ergonul, Onder
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Bunyaviridae Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever Cross Infection Dispatch Female Health aspects Health care industry health care workers Health Personnel Hemorrhagic fever Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Crimean-Congo - classification Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean - diagnosis Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean - transmission Humans Infection Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional Infectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-Patient Male Medical personnel Occupational Exposure Turkey vector-borne infections viruses Workers
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Zusammenfassung:	We investigated 9 cases of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (1 fatal, 2 asymptomatic) among health care workers in Turkey. Needlestick injuries were reported for 4 workers. Eight received ribavirin. In addition to standard precautions, airborne infection isolation precautions are essential during aerosol-generating procedures. For postexposure prophylaxis and therapy, ribavirin should be given.
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid2003.131353