FreeMD® Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Transmission

Congo Hemorrhagic Fever

Transmission

Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Transmission

Facts about congo hemorrhagic fever:

The Congo-Crimean virus is transmitted from animals to humans by ticks.
This infection is rare in the U.S.

Continue to Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Trusted Sites

freeMD is provided for information purposes only and should not be used as a substitute for evaluation and treatment by a physician. Please review our terms of use.

Last Updated: Apr 10, 2008 References

Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD

Site Map

Congo Hemorrhagic Fever References:

Athar MN, Khalid MA, Ahmad AM, Bashir N, Baqai HZ, Ahmad M, Balouch AH, Bashir K. Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever outbreak in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, February 2002: contact tracing and risk assessment. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2005 Apr;72(4):471-3.
Drosten C, Gottig S, Schilling S, Asper M, Panning M, Schmitz H, Gunther S. Rapid detection and quantification of RNA of Ebola and Marburg viruses, Lassa virus, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus, Rift Valley fever virus, dengue virus, and yellow fever virus by real-time reverse transcription-PCR. J Clin Microbiol. 2002 Jul;40(7):2323-30.
Jaureguiberry S, Tattevin P, Tarantola A, Legay F, Tall A, Nabeth P, Zeller H, Michelet C. Imported Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic Fever. J Clin Microbiol. 2005 Sep;43(9):4905-7.
Nabeth P, Cheikh DO, Lo B, Faye O, Vall IO, Niang M, Wague B, Diop D, Diallo M, Diallo B, Diop OM, Simon F. Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, Mauritania. Emerg Infect Dis. 2004 Dec;10(12):2143-9.