Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever in Iraq During 2010 | ||
| The Iraqi Journal of Veterinary Medicine (IJVM) | ||
| Article 15, Volume 36, Issue 0, March 2012, Pages 99-103 PDF (0 K) | ||
| Authors | ||
| Emad S. Abul-Eis; Nabeel A.Mohammad; Suhad M.Wasein | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a viral zoonotic disease with a high mortality rate in humans. CCHF is caused by genus Nairovirus, in family of Bunyaviridae, and is transmitted to humans through the bite of ticks Hyalomma spp or contact with blood or tissues of CCHF patients or infected livestock. The total numbers of positive patients to CCHF virus was 11 out of 44 suspected samples were examined from eight provinces during the period from January to December 2010 . The way of transmission is due to contact with blood and tissues of infected animals, and one patient slaughtered sheep in his house. ELISA was used to detect Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) virus-specific immunoglobulin M (IgM) in human serum samples. | ||
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