Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in Greece: a public health perspective

Summary In June 2008 the first non-imported fatal case of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) was recorded in northern Greece. We present herein the public health interventions and the case definitions we developed for the epidemiological investigation. The possibility of CCHF establishing endemi...

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Published in:International journal of infectious diseases 2009-11, Vol.13 (6), p.713-716
Main Authors: Maltezou, Helen C, Papa, Anna, Tsiodras, Sotirios, Dalla, Vasiliki, Maltezos, Efstratios, Antoniadis, Antonios
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Arachnid Vectors
Arboviral haemorrhagic fevers
Arboviroses
Biological and medical sciences
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever
Disease Notification
Fatal Outcome
Female
Greece
Greece - epidemiology
Hemorrhagic fever
Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Crimean-Congo - isolation & purification
Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean - diagnosis
Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean - prevention & control
Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean - virology
Human viral diseases
Humans
Infection Control - methods
Infectious Disease
Infectious diseases
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Public Health
Pulmonary/Respiratory
Ticks
Tropical viral diseases
Vector-borne diseases
Viral diseases
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Summary:Summary In June 2008 the first non-imported fatal case of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) was recorded in northern Greece. We present herein the public health interventions and the case definitions we developed for the epidemiological investigation. The possibility of CCHF establishing endemicity in this area is discussed.
ISSN:1201-9712
1878-3511
DOI:10.1016/j.ijid.2008.11.011