Current status of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever in the World Health Organization Eastern Mediterranean Region: issues, challenges, and future directions

• Published in: International journal of infectious diseases Vol. 58; no. C; pp. 82 - 89
• Main Authors: Al-Abri, Seif S., Abaidani, Idris Al, Fazlalipour, Mehdi, Mostafavi, Ehsan, Leblebicioglu, Hakan, Pshenichnaya, Natalia, Memish, Ziad A., Hewson, Roger, Petersen, Eskild, Mala, Peter, Nhu Nguyen, Tran Minh, Rahman Malik, Mamunur, Formenty, Pierre, Jeffries, Rosanna
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Canada Elsevier Ltd 01.05.2017; The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of International Society for Infectious Diseases; Elsevier
• Subjects: CCHF; CCHF virus; Eastern Mediterranean Region; Forecasting; Global Health; Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Crimean-Congo; Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean - epidemiology; Humans; Incidence; Infectious Disease; Ixodid ticks; Knowledge gaps; Mediterranean Region - epidemiology; Pulmonary/Respiratory; Risk Factors; World Health Organization; CCHF; Eastern Mediterranean Region; Knowledge gaps; Ixodid ticks; CCHF virus

•The paper provides a comprehensive overview of the status of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in countries across the World Health Organization Eastern Mediterranean Region (WHO EMR).•The increasing incidence of CCHF disease in the region and its spread to new geographical areas is highlighte...