Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in Greece: a public health perspective

Helen C Maltezou; Anna Papa; Sotirios Tsiodras; Vasiliki Dalla; Efstratios Maltezos; Antonios Antoniadis

doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2008.11.011

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in Greece: a public health perspective

Int J Infect Dis. 2009 Nov;13(6):713-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2008.11.011. Epub 2009 Jan 19.

Authors

Helen C Maltezou¹, Anna Papa, Sotirios Tsiodras, Vasiliki Dalla, Efstratios Maltezos, Antonios Antoniadis

Affiliation

¹ Department for Interventions in Health-Care Facilities, Hellenic Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 42 3rd Septemvriou Street, Athens, Greece. helen-maltezou@ath.forthnet.gr

PMID: 19155182
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2008.11.011

Abstract

In June 2008 the first non-imported fatal case of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) was recorded in northern Greece. We present herein the public health interventions and the case definitions we developed for the epidemiological investigation. The possibility of CCHF establishing endemicity in this area is discussed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Animals
Arachnid Vectors
Disease Notification*
Fatal Outcome
Female
Greece / epidemiology
Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Crimean-Congo* / isolation & purification
Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean / diagnosis
Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean / prevention & control*
Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean / virology
Humans
Infection Control / methods*
Middle Aged
Public Health*
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