Geographical distribution and surveillance of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in Iran

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 705-708

  Chinikar, Sadegh ^a   Ghiasi, Seyed Mojtaba ^a   Moradi, Maryam ^a   Goya, Mohammd M ^b   Shirzadi, Mohammd R ^b   Zeinali, Mohammd ^b   Meshkat, Mohsen ^c   Bouloy, Michele ^d  

^a PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF IRAN   (Iran)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL EDUCATION   (Iran)

^c Veterinary Organization   (Iran)

^d INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

CCHF distribution; CCHF in Iran

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIMEAN CONGO HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FATALITY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NAIRO VIRUS; PAKISTAN; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS STRAIN;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, CRIMEAN; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

BUNYAVIRIDAE; IXODIDA; NAIROVIRUS;

EID: 77957563349     PISSN: 15303667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2009.0247     Document Type: Article

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