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1. www.who.int › crimean-congo-haemorrhagic-feverCrimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever - World Health Organization ...

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   May 23, 2022 · Learn about the causes, symptoms, diagnosis and prevention of CCHF, a severe viral disease transmitted by ticks and animals. CCHF is endemic in Africa, Asia and Europe and has a high fatality rate.

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   Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a viral disease. Symptoms of CCHF may include fever, muscle pains, headache, vomiting, diarrhea, and bleeding into the skin. Onset of symptoms is less than two weeks following exposure. Complications may include liver failure. Survivors generally recover around two weeks after onset.

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4. www.bbc.co.uk › news › health-60872683Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever case found in UK - BBC News

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   Mar 25, 2022 · UK officials say they have found a confirmed case of a viral illness called Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever in England. The woman, who is being treated at the Royal Free Hospital in...

5. www.gov.uk › guidance › crimean-congo-haemorrhagicCrimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever: origins, reservoirs ...

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   Mar 28, 2024 · Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a viral haemorrhagic fever (VHF) caused by a virus of the Nairovirus group. Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever: origins, reservoirs,...

6. www.who.int › crimean-congo-haemorrhagic-feverCrimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever - World Health Organization ...

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   Jun 1, 2022 · Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a viral haemorrhagic fever usually transmitted by ticks. It can also be contracted through contact with viraemic animal tissues (animal tissue where the virus has entered the bloodstream) during and immediately post-slaughter of animals.

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7. www.ecdc.europa.eu › en › crimean-congo-haemorrhagicFactsheet about Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever

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   Dec 15, 2023 · Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in humans is a disease caused by CCHF virus (CCHFV). CCHFV is transmitted by bites from infected ticks (mainly of the Hyalomma genus) or by direct contact with blood or tissues of infected ticks, viraemic patients or viraemic livestock.

8. www.ecdc.europa.eu › en › crimean-congo-haemorrhagicCrimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever - European Centre for ...

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   Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever is an emerging pathogen in Europe. Outbreaks have a case fatality rate between 5% and 40%. There is no validated therapy and no safe vaccine.

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   What is Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF)?

   • Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever ( CCHF) is a viral disease. Symptoms of CCHF may include fever, muscle pains, headache, vomiting, diarrhea, and bleeding into the skin. Onset of symptoms is less than two weeks following exposure. Complications may include liver failure. Survivors generally recover around two weeks after onset.

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   What is Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF)?

   • The Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) virus causes severe viral haemorrhagic fever outbreaks. CCHF outbreaks have a case fatality rate of up to 40%. The virus is primarily transmitted to people from ticks and livestock animals.

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   Where is Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever endemic?

   • CCHF is endemic in Africa, the Balkans, the Middle East and Asia, in countries south of the 50th parallel north. There is no vaccine available for either people or animals. Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a widespread disease caused by a tick-borne virus (Nairovirus) of the Bunyaviridae family.

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   Is there a Congo/Crimean haemorrhagic fever in Iraq?

   • "Congo/Crimean haemorrhagic fever in Iraq". Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 59 (1): 85–90. PMC 2396030. PMID 6790183. ^ Okorie TG (March 1991). "Comparative studies on the vector capacity of the different stages of Amblyomma variegatum Fabricius and Hyalomma rufipes Koch for Congo virus, after intracoelomic inoculation".

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   How is Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever treated?

   • General supportive care with treatment of symptoms is the main approach to managing CCHF in people. The antiviral drug ribavirin has been used to treat CCHF infection with apparent benefit. Both oral and intravenous formulations seem to be effective. Ticks of the genus Hyalomma are the principal vector of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever.

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   Is CCHF a non-pathogenic strain causing asymptomatic infections in Greece?

   • In Greece, one single CCHF case has been reported, in 2008; since the CCHFV seroprevalence in humans in specific regions of the country is high (>5%), it has been suggested that it may be related with a non- or low-pathogenic strain causing asymptomatic infections .

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