Title: Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic Fever, Lack of Basic Epidemiologic Information and Risks to Public Health
Authors: Sobia Qazi, Abida Pervez, Saadia Shahzad
Journal: Esculapio Journal of Services Institute of Medical Sciences
Publisher: Services Institute of Medical Sciences, Lahore
Country: Pakistan
Year: 2023
Volume: 12
Issue: 3
Language: English
Keywords: Crimean Congo haemorrhagic feverEpidemiologyInfection control
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We report a case of Crimean Congo haemorrhagic fever in a health care worker who presented with a history of fever and mild mucosal bleeding. Although Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever was first reported from Pakistan many decades ago, there is a lack of basicepidemiologic information in non endemic areas such as Lahore. This often precludes the diagnosis, which may prove detrimental for both the patient and health care workers
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