Potential Sexual Transmission of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Infection

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a potentially fatal viral infection in certain regions of Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East (1). The causative virus, CCHF virus (CCHFV), belongs to the genus Nairovirus of the Bunyaviridae family and causes severe disease, with a fatality ra...

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Published inJapanese journal of infectious diseases Vol. 67; no. 1; pp. 137 - 138
Main Authors Ergonul, Onder, Battal, Ismet
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.01.2014
Subjects
Bunyaviridae
Ebola virus
Ixodidae
Marburg virus
Nairovirus
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Summary:Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a potentially fatal viral infection in certain regions of Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East (1). The causative virus, CCHF virus (CCHFV), belongs to the genus Nairovirus of the Bunyaviridae family and causes severe disease, with a fatality rate of 3-30% among infected humans (2). Human infections occur through tick bites, contact with a patient with CCHF during the acute phase of infection, or by contact with blood or tissues from viremic livestock (2-4). Approximately 8,000 confirmed cases of CCHF have been reported within the last 10 years in Turkey. However, sexual transmission as a route of infection has not been reported, although this route has been reported for other viral hemorrhagic fevers caused by Ebola (5,6), Marburg (7), and Lassa (8) viruses. In the present report, we describe the characteristics of a couple infected with CCHFV by probable sexual transmission. To our knowledge, this report is the first to emphasize the risk of CCHFV transmission through sexual intercourse with a convalescing patient.
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ISSN:1344-6304
1884-2836