Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever outbreak in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, February 2002

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever outbreak in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, February 2002

A nosocomial outbreak of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever occurred in Rawalpindi, Pakistan in February 2002. The identified index case died shortly after admission to a hospital. Two of the health care workers became secondary cases; one of them died on day 13 after coming in contact with the index c...

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Veröffentlicht in:The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 2003-09, Vol.69 (3), p.284-287
Hauptverfasser: Athar, M N, Baqai, H Z, Ahmad, M, Khalid, MA, Bashir, N, Ahmad, A M, Balouch, AH, Bashir, K
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Sprache:eng
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Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus
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Zusammenfassung:A nosocomial outbreak of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever occurred in Rawalpindi, Pakistan in February 2002. The identified index case died shortly after admission to a hospital. Two of the health care workers became secondary cases; one of them died on day 13 after coming in contact with the index case. The other secondary case was successfully treated with oral ribavirin.
ISSN:0002-9637