The tick-borne crimean-congo hemorrhagic fever in Africa, Asia, Europe, and America : what About Egypt?
Joint Authors
al-Bahnasawi, Mamduh M.
Salih, Halah Ahmad Abd Allah
Sabah, Ahmad A. A.
Mursi, Tusun Ali
Source
Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology
Issue
Vol. 42, Issue 2 (31 Aug. 2012), pp.373-384, 12 p.
Publisher
The Egyptian Society of Parasitology
Publication Date
2012-08-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Globally, the recognized number of distinct and epidemiologically important diseases transmitted by ticks has increased considerably during the last 4 decades.
Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a tick-borne disease caused by an arbovirus, which was first recognized during a large outbreak among agricultural workers in the mid-1940s in the Crimean Peninsula.
Humans become infected through the bites of ticks, by contact with haemorrhage from nose, mouth, gums, vagina, and injection sites of a CCHF patient during the acute phase or follow-up or by contact with blood or tissues from viremic livestock.
This paper reported three human Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever cases, one in Almaza fever hospital and two in Gharbia Governorate.
No doubt, distribution of tick-vector (Hyalomma spp.) worldwide including Egypt and presence of CCHF in regional countries must be considered by the Health and Veterinary Authorities.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Bahnasawi, Mamduh M.& Sabah, Ahmad A. A.& Salih, Halah Ahmad Abd Allah& Mursi, Tusun Ali. 2012. The tick-borne crimean-congo hemorrhagic fever in Africa, Asia, Europe, and America : what About Egypt?. Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology،Vol. 42, no. 2, pp.373-384.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-347407
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Bahnasawi, Mamduh M.…[et al.]. The tick-borne crimean-congo hemorrhagic fever in Africa, Asia, Europe, and America : what About Egypt?. Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology Vol. 42, no. 2 (Aug. 2012), pp.373-384.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-347407
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Bahnasawi, Mamduh M.& Sabah, Ahmad A. A.& Salih, Halah Ahmad Abd Allah& Mursi, Tusun Ali. The tick-borne crimean-congo hemorrhagic fever in Africa, Asia, Europe, and America : what About Egypt?. Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology. 2012. Vol. 42, no. 2, pp.373-384.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-347407
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes appendix : p. 384
Record ID
BIM-347407