Viral load and Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever.(Letter to the editor) From: Emerging Infectious Diseases | Date: May 1, 2007| Author: Papa, Anna; Drosten, Christian; Bino, Silvia; Papadimitriou, Evangelia; Panning, Marcus; Velo, Enkelejda; Kota, Majlinda; Harxhi, Arjan; Antoniadis, Antonis | COPYRIGHT 2007 U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

To the Editor: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a severe viral disease transmitted to humans by tick bite or contact with blood, excreta, or tissues of infected patients or livestock. The disease is endemic in many African, Asian, and European countries. Sporadic cases or outbreaks have been observed in the Balkan Peninsula (1-5). Prompt diagnosis of the disease is essential for preventing human-to-human transmission. Reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR) is the detection meth...