Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, Mauritania.(Research)

From: Emerging Infectious Diseases | Date: December 1, 2004| Author: Cheikh, Dah Ould; Diallo, Boubacar; Diallo, Mawlouth; Diop, Djibril; Diop, Ousmane Madiagne; Faye, Ousmane; Lo, Baidy; Nabeth, Pierre; Niang, Mbayame; Simon, Francois; Vall, Idoumou Ould Mohamed; Wague, Bocar | Copyright information

From February to August 2003, 38 persons were infected with Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) virus in Mauritania; 35 of these persons were residents of Nouakchott. The first patient was a young woman who became ill shortly after butchering a goat. She transmitted the infection to 15 persons in the hospital where she was admitted and four members of her family. In Nouakchott, two disease clusters and 11 isolated cases were identified. The case-fatality ratio was 28.6%. Of the ...

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