Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever

dc.contributor.author	Ζαβιτσάνου, Ασημίνα	el
dc.contributor.author	Μπαμπάτσικου, Φωτούλα Π.	el
dc.contributor.author	Κουτής, Χαρίλαος	el
dc.date.accessioned	2015-04-19T13:37:19Z
dc.date.issued	2015-04-19
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/8555
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/	*
dc.source	http://www.hsj.gr	en
dc.subject	epidemiology
dc.subject	Πρόληψη
dc.subject	επιδημιολογία
dc.subject	prevention
dc.title	Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.secondaryTitle	an emerging tick-borne disease	en
heal.classification	Medicine
heal.classification	Public health
heal.classification	Ιατρική
heal.classification	Δημόσια υγεία
heal.classificationURI	http://lod.nal.usda.gov/28292
heal.classificationURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00006614
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Ιατρική
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Δημόσια υγεία
heal.dateAvailable	10000-01-01
heal.language	en
heal.access	forever
heal.publicationDate	2009
heal.bibliographicCitation	Zavitsanou, A., Babatsikou, F. and Koutis, Ch. (2009). Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever: An emerging tick-borne disease. "Health Science Journal". [Online] 3(1): pp.10-18. Available from: http://www.hsj.gr [Accessed 19/04/2015]	en
heal.abstract	Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) has the most extensive geographic distribution of the medically significant tick-borne viruses. Its causative agent is a negative-sense, single-stranded RNA virus belonging to the family Bunyaviridae, genus Nairovirus. The virus can be transmitted mainly through direct contact with blood or tissues from infected livestock or through bites of Hyalomma ticks. Moreover, nosocomial and community outbreaks have been already described. Although in Greece serologic evidence of the virus has been observed, no case of CCHF has been reported until 2008; however, on June 2008 a case of CCHF was reported in Greece and phylogenetic analysis showed that the causative agent of CCHF was a virus strain similar to other strains detected or isolated in the Balkan Peninsula, Russia and Turkey which are associated with severe and sometimes fatal disease in humans. This case identification raised many concerns on the emerging potential and the changing epidemiology of CCHF. The present article reviews on the epidemiological and clinical features of CCHF; moreover, prevention and control strategies are being described in detail.	el
heal.journalName	Health Science Journal	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
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