Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a tick-borne zoonotic disease caused by CCHF virus and characterized by initial fever, headache, and malaise ...xShareShareRarediseasesSearchClinicalSignsandSymptomsClassificationsGenesDisabilityEncyclopaediaforpatientsEncyclopaediaforprofessionalsEmergencyguidelinesSources/proceduresHomepageRarediseasesSearchSearchforararedisease*(*)mandatoryfieldSearchDiseasenameORPHAcodeOMIMICD-10GenenameorsymbolOthersearchoption(s)AlphabeticallistSuggestanupdate(*)Requiredfields.Youare(*)Choose:HealthprofessionalPatient/Family/AssociationBiopharmaceuticalindustryScientistStudentOtherIfyouhaveselectedthe“Other”category,pleasespecifywhichtypeofuseryouare:*Emailaddress:*Topicofyourcomment*EpidemiologydataSummaryandrelatedtextsRelatedgenesClinicalsignsNomenclatureand/orcodingYourmessage*(3000charactersremaining)AttentionOnlycommentsseekingtoimprovethequalityandaccuracyofinformationontheOrphanetwebsiteareaccepted.Forallothercomments,pleasesendyourremarksviacontactus.OnlycommentswritteninEnglishcanbeprocessed.Orphanetdoesn'tprovidepersonalisedanswers.TogetintouchwiththeOrphanetteam,pleasecontactInformationprovidedinyourcontribution(includingyouremailaddress)willbestockedin.CSVfilesthatwillbesentasanemailtoOrphanet'steams.Theseemailsmightbeconservedintheteams'mailboxes,inourbackofficeserversbutwillnotberegisteredinourdatabases(formoreinformationseeoursectionGeneralDataProtectionRegulationanddataprivacy(GDPR)andConfidentiality).CheckthisboxifyouwishtoreceiveacopyofyourmessagePleasereproducethetextbelow:*Crimean-CongohemorrhagicfeverDiseasedefinitionCrimean-Congohemorrhagicfever(CCHF)isatick-bornezoonoticdiseasecausedbyCCHFvirusandcharacterizedbyinitialfever,headache,andmalaisefollowedbygastrointestinalsymptomsand,inseverecases,bleeding,shock,andmulti-organsystemfailure.ORPHA:99827Classificationlevel:DisorderSynonym(s):CCHFCongofeverCongohemorrhagicfeverCrimeanhemorrhagicfeverPrevalence:<1/1000000Inheritance:-Ageofonset:AllagesICD-10:A98.0OMIM:-U

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Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a widespread disease caused by a tick-borne virus (Nairovirus) of the Bunyaviridae family.Home/Newsroom/Factsheets/Detail/Crimean-CongohaemorrhagicfeverCrimean-Congohaemorrhagicfever31January2013KeyfactsTheCrimean-Congohaemorrhagicfever(CCHF)viruscausessevereviralhaemorrhagicfeveroutbreaks.CCHFoutbreakshaveacasefatalityrateofupto40%.Thevirusisprimarilytransmittedtopeoplefromticksandlivestockanimals.Human-to-humantransmissioncanoccurresultingfromclosecontactwiththeblood,secretions,organsorotherbodilyfluidsofinfectedpersons.CCHFisendemicinAfrica,theBalkans,theMiddleEastandAsia,incountriessouthofthe50thparallelnorth.Thereisnovaccineavailableforeitherpeopleoranimals.Crimean-Congohaemorrhagicfever(CCHF)isawidespreaddiseasecausedbyatick-bornevirus(Nairovirus)oftheBunyaviridaefamily.TheCCHFviruscausessevereviralhaemorrhagicfeveroutbreaks,withacasefatalityrateof10–40%.CCHFisendemicinAfrica,theBalkans,theMiddleEastandAsiancountriessouthofthe50thparallelnorth–thegeographicallimitoftheprincipaltickvector.TheCrimean-CongohaemorrhagicfevervirusinanimalsandticksThehostsoftheCCHFvirusincludeawiderangeofwildanddomesticanimalssuchascattle,sheepandgoats.Manybirdsareresistanttoinfection,butostrichesaresusceptibleandmayshowahighprevalenceofinfectioninendemicareas,wheretheyhavebeenattheoriginofhumancases.Forexample,aformeroutbreakoccurredatanostrichabattoirinSouthAfrica.Thereisnoapparentdiseaseintheseanimals.Animalsbecomeinfectedbythebiteofinfectedticksandthevirusremainsintheirbloodstreamforaboutoneweekafterinfection,allowingthetick-animal-tickcycletocontinuewhenanothertickbites.AlthoughanumberoftickgeneraarecapableofbecominginfectedwithCCHFvirus,ticksofthegenusHyalommaaretheprincipalvector.TransmissionTheCCHFvirusistransmittedtopeopleeitherbytickbitesorthroughcontactwithinfectedanimalbloodortissuesduringandimmediatelyafterslaughter.Themajorityofcaseshaveoccurredinpeopleinvolvedinthelivestockindustry,suchasagriculturalworkers,slaughterhousework

The Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is endemic in Iran and has a high fatality rate. The aim of this study was to investigate the ...SkiptomaincontentAdvertisementSearchallBMCarticlesSearchDownloadPDFResearcharticleOpenAccessPublished:09December2020TheeffectofclimatevariablesontheincidenceofCrimeanCongoHemorrhagicFever(CCHF)inZahedan,IranSairanNili1,NargesKhanjani2,YunesJahani3&BahramBakhtiari4 BMCPublicHealthvolume 20,Article number: 1893(2020)Citethisarticle582AccessesMetricsdetailsAbstractBackgroundTheCrimean-CongoHemorrhagicfever(CCHF)isendemicinIranandhasahighfatalityrate.TheaimofthisstudywastoinvestigatetheassociationbetweenCCHFincidenceandmeteorologicalvariablesinZahedandistrict,whichhasahighincidenceofthisdisease.MethodsDataaboutmeteorologicalvariablesandCCHFincidencewasinquiredfrom2010to2017forZahedandistrict.TheanalysiswasperformedusingunivariateandmultivariateSeasonalAutoregressiveIntegratedMovingAverage(SARIMA)modelsandGeneralizedAdditiveModels(GAM)usingRsoftware.AIC,BICandresidualtestswereusedtotestthegoodnessoffitofSARIMAmodels,andR2wasusedtoselectthebestmodelinGAM/GAMM.ResultsDuringtheyearsunderstudy,190confirmedcasesofCCHFwereidentifiedinZahedandistrict.Thefatalityrateofthediseasewas8.42%.Thediseasetrendfollowedaseasonalpattern.TheresultsofmultivariateSARIMAshowedthe(0,1,1)(0,1,1)12modelwithmaximummonthlytemperaturelagged5 months,forecastedthediseasebetterthanothermodels.IntheGAM,monthlyaveragetemperaturelagged5 months,andthemonthlyminimumofrelativehumidityandtotalmonthlyrainfallwithoutlag,hadanonlinearrelationwiththeincidenceofCCHF.ConclusionsMeteorologicalvariablescanaffectCCHFoccurrence.PeerReviewreportsBackgroundCrimean-Congohemorrhagicfever(CCHF)isaviraldiseasewithaworldwidedistribution[1].Itistransmittedbyticksorthroughcontactwithinfectedanimaltissue.ThemostimportantrouteofCCHFtransmissioninIraniscontactwiththebloodortissuesofinfecteddomesticanimals.Thelengthofincubationperioddependsontheviralload,therouteoftransmission,andthesourceofinf

Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever is a viral haemorrhagic fever usually transmitted by ticks. It can also be contracted through contact with viraemic animal ...Home/Healthtopics/Crimean-CongohaemorrhagicfeverOverviewCrimean-Congohaemorrhagicfeverisaviralhaemorrhagicfeverusuallytransmittedbyticks.Itcanalsobecontractedthroughcontactwithviraemicanimaltissues(animaltissuewherethevirushasenteredthebloodstream)duringandimmediatelypost-slaughterofanimals.CCHFoutbreaksconstituteathreattopublichealthservicesastheviruscanleadtoepidemics,hasahighcasefatalityratio(10-40%),potentiallyresultsinhospitalandhealthfacilityoutbreaks,andisdifficulttopreventandtreat.CCHFisendemicinallofAfrica,theBalkans,theMiddleEastandinAsia. ThediseasewasfirstdescribedintheCrimeain1944andgiventhenameCrimeanhaemorrhagicfever.In1969itwasrecognizedthatthepathogencausingCrimeanhaemorrhagicfeverwasthesameasthatresponsibleforanillnessidentifiedin1956intheCongo.Thelinkageofthetwoplacenamesresultedinthecurrentnameforthediseaseandthevirus.SymptomsFollowinginfectionbyatickbite,theincubationperiodofCrimean-Congohaemorrhagicfever(CCHF)isusuallyonetothreedays,withamaximumofninedays.Followingcontactwithinfectedbloodortissues,theincubationperiodisusuallyfivetosixdays,withamaximumof13days.  Onsetofsymptomsissudden,withfever,muscleache,dizziness,neckpain,backache,headache,soreeyesandphotophobia(sensitivitytolight).Theremaybenausea,vomiting,diarrhoea,abdominalpainandsorethroatearlyon,followedbysharpmoodswingsandconfusion.Aftertwotofourdays,theagitationmaybereplacedbysleepiness,depressionandlassitude,andtheabdominalpainmaylocalizetotheupperrightquadrant,withdetectablehepatomegaly(liverenlargement).  Otherclinicalsignsincludetachycardia(fastheartrate),lymphadenopathy(enlargedlymphnodes),andapetechialrash(arashcausedbybleedingintotheskin)oninternalmucosalsurfaces,suchasinthemouthandthroat,andontheskin.Thepetechiaemaygivewaytolargerrashescalledecchymoses,andotherhaemorrhagicphenomena.Thereisusuallyevidenceofhepatitis,andsev

Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a tick-borne viral disease with symptoms such as high fever, muscle pain, dizziness, abnormal sensitivity to light, ...SkiptomaincontentGlobalNavigationOthersites:ECDCEuropeanAntibioticAwarenessDayESCAIDE-ScientificconferenceEurosurveillancejournalEVIP-VaccinationportalHomeAlltopics:AtoZCrimean-CongohaemorrhagicfeverFactsFactsheetFactsFactsheetInfographicsonticksInformationmaterialsFactsheetaboutCrimean-CongohaemorrhagicfeverFactsheetTwitterFacebookLinkedInMailCrimean-Congohaemorrhagicfever(CCHF)isatick-borneviraldiseasewithsymptomssuchashighfever,musclepain,dizziness,abnormalsensitivitytolight,abdominalpainandvomiting.Lateron,sharpmoodswingsmayoccur,andthepatientmaybecomeconfusedandaggressive.CCHFvirusiswidespreadandevidenceforthevirushasbeenfoundamongticksinAfrica,Asia,theMiddleEastandEasternEuropeandSouthWesternEurope.InEuropecasesofhumaninfectionshavebeenreportedfromAlbania,Armenia,Bulgaria,Kazakhstan,Kosovo,Russia,Serbia,Tajikistan,Turkey,Turkmenistan,Ukraine,andUzbekistan.InJune2008,afirstcasewasdiagnosedinGreece andSpainreportedthefirstlocallyacquiredcaseinAugust2016. 1.PathogenCrimean-Congohaemorrhagicfever(CCHF)isaviralinfectiondescribedinpartsofAfrica,Asia,south-easternEurope,andtheMiddleEast.Thecausativeagent,CCHFvirus,belongstothegenusNairovirusoftheBunyaviridaefamily.Itcausesseverediseaseinhumanswithariskofnosocomialtransmissionandahighfatalityrate.Theoccurrenceofthediseaseislinkedtothegeographicaldistributionofhardtickvectors,mostlyfromtheHyalommagenus.ThenameofthevirusislinkedtotheclinicalrecognitionofthediseasetoCrimeain1944andthefirstisolationofthevirusinCongoin1956.ThegeographicrangeofCCHFvirusisknowntobethemostextensiveofthetickbornevirusesrelevanttohumanhealth.InEurope,caseshavebeenreportedinAlbania,Bulgaria,Kosovo,TurkeyandtheformerSovietUnion.InGreece,thefirsthumancaseofCCHFinfectionwasreportedinthesummerof2008.ThefirsthumancaseofCCHFinfectionwasreportedinGreeceinJune2008.InSpainthefirsthumancaseofCCHF

Abstract. Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a tick-borne disease caused by the arbovirus Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV), which is ...Clipboard,SearchHistory,andseveralotheradvancedfeaturesaretemporarilyunavailable.SkiptomainpagecontentCOVID-19isanemerging,rapidlyevolvingsituation.Publichealthinformation(CDC)Researchinformation(NIH)SARS-CoV-2data(NCBI)Preventionandtreatmentinformation(HHS) AccesskeysNCBIHomepageMyNCBIHomepageMainContentMainNavigationSearch:SearchAdvancedClipboardUserGuideSaveEmailSendtoClipboardMyBibliographyCollectionsCitationmanagerDisplayoptionsDisplayoptionsFormatAbstractPubMedPMIDSavecitationtofileFormat:Summary(text)PubMedPMIDAbstract(text)CSVCreatefileCancelEmailcitationSubject:1selecteditem:15550268-PubMedTo:Format:SummarySummary(text)AbstractAbstract(text)MeSHandotherdataSendemailCancelAddtoCollectionsCreateanewcollectionAddtoanexistingcollectionNameyourcollection:Namemustbelessthan100charactersChooseacollection:UnabletoloadyourcollectionduetoanerrorPleasetryagainAddCancelAddtoMyBibliographyMyBibliographyUnabletoloadyourdelegatesduetoanerrorPleasetryagainAddCancelYoursavedsearchNameofsavedsearch:Searchterms:TestsearchtermsWouldyoulikeemailupdatesofnewsearchresults?SavedSearchAlertRadioButtonsYesNoEmail:(change)Frequency:MonthlyWeeklyDailyWhichday?ThefirstSundayThefirstMondayThefirstTuesdayThefirstWednesdayThefirstThursdayThefirstFridayThefirstSaturdayThefirstdayThefirstweekdayWhichday?SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdayReportformat:SummarySummary(text)AbstractAbstract(text)PubMedSendatmost:1item5items10items20items50items100items200itemsSendevenwhentherearen'tanynewresultsOptionaltextinemail:SaveCancelCreateafileforexternalcitationmanagementsoftwareCreatefileCancelYourRSSFeedNameofRSSFeed:Numberofitemsdisplayed:510152050100CreateRSSCancelRSSLinkCopyFulltextlinksElsevierScienceFulltextlinksActionsCiteFavoritesDisplayoptionsDisplayoptionsFormatAbstractPubMedPMIDSharePermalinkCopyPagenavigationTitle&authors

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.Crimean–CongohemorrhagicfeverFromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopediaJumptonavigationJumptosearchViraldiseaseCrimean–CongohemorrhagicfeverMalediagnosedwithCrimean–Congohemorrhagicfever,1969SpecialtyInfectiousdiseaseSymptomsFever,musclepains,headache,vomiting,diarrhea,bleedingintotheskin[1]ComplicationsLiverfailure[1]UsualonsetRapid[1]DurationTwoweeks[1]DiagnosticmethodDetectingantibodies,thevirus'sRNA,orthevirusitself[1]DifferentialdiagnosisDenguefever,Qfever,[2]Ebolavirusdisease[3]TreatmentSupportivecare,ribavirin[1]PrognosisRiskofdeath~25%[1]Crimean–Congohemorrhagicfever(CCHF)isaviraldisease.[1]SymptomsofCCHFmayincludefever,musclepains,headache,vomiting,diarrhea,andbleedingintotheskin.[1]Onsetofsymptomsislessthantwoweeksfollowingexposure.[1]Complicationsmayincludeliverfailure.[1]Inthosewhosurvive,recoverygenerallyoccursaroundtwoweeksafteronset.[1]TheCCHFvirusistypicallyspreadbytickbitesorcontactwithlivestockcarryingthedisease.[1]Groupsthatareathighriskofinfectionarefarmersandthosewhoworkinslaughterhouses.[1]Theviruscanalsospreadbetweenpeopleviabodyfluids.[1]Diagnosisisbydetectingantibodies,thevirus'sRNA,orthevirusitself.[1]Itisatypeofviralhemorrhagicfever.[1]Preventioninvolvesavoidingtickbites.[1]Avaccineisnotcommerciallyavailable.[1]Treatmentistypicallywithsupportivecare.[1]Themedicationribavirinmayalsohelp.[1]ItoccursinAfrica,theBalkans,theMiddleEast,andAsia.[1]Oftenitoccursinoutbreaks.[1]In2013Iran,Russia,Turkey,andUzbekistandocumentedmorethanfiftycases.[2]Theriskofdeathamongthoseaffectedisbetween10and40%.[1]Itwasfirstdetectedinthe1940s.[4]Contents1Signsandsymptoms2Cause2.1Virology2.1.1Molecularbiology2.1.2Populationgenetics2.2Transmission3Prevention3.1Vaccine4Treatment5Epidemiology5.1Geographicdistribution5.2Outbreaks6History7References8Externa

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is caused by infection with a tick-borne virus (Nairovirus) in the family Bunyaviridae. The disease ...SkipdirectlytositecontentSkipdirectlytopageoptionsSkipdirectlytoA-ZlinkSkipdirectlytoA-ZlinkSkipdirectlytoA-ZlinkCrimean-CongoHemorrhagicFever(CCHF)SectionNavigationCDCHomeFacebookTwitterLinkedInSyndicateCrimean-CongoHemorrhagicFever(CCHF)MinusRelatedPagesCrimean-Congohemorrhagicfever(CCHF)iscausedbyinfectionwithatick-bornevirus(Nairovirus)inthefamilyBunyaviridae.ThediseasewasfirstcharacterizedintheCrimeain1944andgiventhenameCrimeanhemorrhagicfever.Itwasthenlaterrecognizedin1969asthecauseofillnessintheCongo,thusresultinginthecurrentnameofthedisease.Crimean-CongohemorrhagicfeverisfoundinEasternEurope,particularlyintheformerSovietUnion,throughouttheMediterranean,innorthwesternChina,centralAsia,southernEurope,Africa,theMiddleEast,andtheIndiansubcontinent.TransmissionIxodid(hard)ticksarebothareservoirandavectorfortheCCHFvirus...SignsandSymptomsTheonsetofCCHFissudden,withinitialsignsandsymptomsincludingheadache,highfever,backpain,jointpain,stomachpain,andvomiting...RiskofExposureAnimalherders,livestockworkers,andslaughterhouseworkersinendemicareasareatriskofCCHF...DiagnosisLaboratoryteststhatareusedtodiagnoseCCHFincludeantigen-captureenzyme-linkedimmunosorbentassay(ELISA)...TreatmentTreatmentforCCHFisprimarilysupportive...PreventionAgriculturalworkersandothersworkingwithanimalsshoulduseinsectrepellentonexposedskinandclothing...OutbreakDistributionMapResourcesFactsheet:Crimean-CongoHemorrhagicFever(CCHF)Cdc-pdf[PDF–2pages]VirusEcologyViralHemorrhagicFever(VHF)InformationforSpecificGroupsReferencesMorePagelastreviewed:September5,2013Contentsource:CentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention,NationalCenterforEmergingandZoonoticInfectiousDiseases(NCEZID),DivisionofHigh-ConsequencePathogensandPathology(DHCPP),ViralSpecialPathogensBranch(VSPB)homeCrimean-CongoHemorrhagicFever(CCHF)TransmissionSigns&SymptomsRiskofExposureDiagnosisTreatmentPreven

CCHF virus is the virus responsible for the most widespread haemorrhagic fever in the world. The cornerstone of its treatment is supportive therapy, with a ...InicioEnfermedadesInfecciosasyMicrobiologíaClínica(EnglishEdition)TherapeuticmanagementofCrimean-CongohaemorrhagicfeverISSN:2529-993XTheJournalEnfermedadesInfecciosasyMicrobiologíaClínicaistheofficialpublicationoftheSociedadEspañoladeEnfermedadesInfecciosasyMicrobiologíaClínica(SEIMC)(SpanishSocietyofInfectiousDiseasesandClinicalMicrobiology).Ithasasitsaimtorespondtothechallengescurrentlyposedbyeverythingassociatedwithinfectiousdiseases,fromaclinical,microbiologicalandpublichealthperspective.TheJournalfollowsarigorousselectionprocessofthemanuscriptspublishedthroughthereviewbythebestexpertsineachareaofknowledgeofthespecialty.ThequalityofthematerialpublishedisthemainaimoftheEditors,aswellastoprovidereaderswiththelatestandmostrelevantinformationintheworldofinfectiousdiseases.EnfermedadesInfecciosasyMicrobiologíaClínicaincludesthefollowingsections:originalarticles,criticalreviews,scientificletters,andasectiondedicatedtocontinuingmedicaleducation,whicheachyeardealswithaspecificsubjectandaseriesofspecifictopicsofthespecialty,preparedbyinvitedauthorsofrecognisedexperience.TheJournalisincludedinScienceCitationIndexExpanded,Medline/PubMed,andSCOPUS.SeemoreOpenAccessOptionIndexedin:IndexCurrentContents/ClinicalMedicine,JCR,SCI-Expanded,IndexMedicus/Medline,ExcerptaMedica/EMBASE,IBECS,IME,CANCERLIT,SCOPUSSeemoreFollowus:Subscribe:1.654(2019)1.685(2018)1.707(2017)1.714(2016)1.53(2015)2.172(2014)1.881(2013)1.478(2012)1.491(2011)ImpactFactorTheImpactFactormeasurestheaveragenumberofcitationsreceivedinaparticularyearbypaperspublishedinthejournalduringthetworecedingyears.©ClarivateAnalytics,JournalCitationReports2020ImpactFactor20191.654CiteScore2019CiteScoremeasuresaveragecitationsreceivedperdocumentpublished.ReadmoreCiteScore20191.7TimetofirstdecisionTheaveragenumberofweeksittakesfrommanuscriptsubmissiontotheinitialdecisiono