Epidemiological and behavioral factors associated with Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever virus infections in humans

Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 897-908

  Sargianou, Maria ^a,b   Papa, Anna ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY GENERAL HOSPITAL OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever; epidemiology; humans; risk factors; transmission routes

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ANIMAL; ASIA; DISEASE CARRIER; EUROPE; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, CRIMEAN; HUMAN; LIVESTOCK; MIDDLE EAST; NAIROVIRUS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; TICK; TRANSMISSION; VIROLOGY; CRIMEAN CONGO HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; NAIRO VIRUS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; REVIEW;

AFRICA; ANIMALS; ASIA; DISEASE VECTORS; EUROPE; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER VIRUS, CRIMEAN-CONGO; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, CRIMEAN; HUMANS; LIVESTOCK; MIDDLE EAST; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RISK FACTORS; TICKS;

EID: 84898703692     PISSN: 14787210     EISSN: 17448336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/14787210.2013.827890     Document Type: Review

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