Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever

Letter to the Editor / VOLUME 6, ISSUE 3, SEPTEMBER 2024

Addressing the Ripple Effect of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever in Pakistan and the Imminent Risk of a Global Health Crisis

Moiz Ahmed Khan and Summaiya Zafar

The Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) virus was first identified in 1944 in the Crimean Peninsula in Eastern Europe and subsequently in the Congo in 1956. It belongs to the genus Nairovirus from the family Bunyaviridae. It causes a severe disease which is spread to humans through an infected tick bite and/or contact with blood or tissue from infected humans or animals. Read More

Original Article / VOLUME 4, ISSUE 1, MARCH 2022

COVID-19 and Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever: Is there any Similarity in Chest Radiology?

Derya Yapar and others

The number of cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues to threaten the world by increasing day by day. COVID-19 primarily affects the respiratory system and the most common clinical symptoms are fever, cough (...) Read More

Original Article / VOLUME 3, ISSUE 3, DECEMBER 2021

Diagnostic Value of Non-specific Clinical and Laboratory Findings in Patients Suspected of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever in an Endemic Region

Aziz Ahmad Hamidi and Serhat Kescioğlu

The Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is caused by a RNA virus (Nairovirus) Bunyaviridae family. It is generally transmitted by tick bite (Hyalomma marginatum), particularly in spring and summer, and the blood (...= Read More