| Title |
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever: epidemiological trends and controversies in treatment
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Medicine, December 2011
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| DOI | 10.1186/1741-7015-9-131 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Helena C Maltezou, Anna Papa |
| Abstract |
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) virus has the widest geographic range of all tick-borne viruses and is endemic in more than 30 countries in Eurasia and Africa. Over the past decade, new foci have emerged or re-emerged in the Balkans and neighboring areas. Here we discuss the factors influencing CCHF incidence and focus on the main issue of the use of ribavirin for treating this infection. Given the dynamics of CCHF emergence in the past decade, development of new anti-viral drugs and a vaccine is urgently needed to treat and prevent this acute, life-threatening disease. |
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| United Kingdom | 2 | 67% |
| Unknown | 1 | 33% |
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| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 67% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 33% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1% |
| Italy | 1 | 1% |
| South Africa | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 83 | 95% |
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| Researcher | 16 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 13 | 15% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 8 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 7% |
| Other | 18 | 21% |
| Unknown | 14 | 16% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 19 | 22% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 17 | 20% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 9 | 10% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 7 | 8% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 6 | 7% |
| Other | 7 | 8% |
| Unknown | 22 | 25% |
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