Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Outbreak in Refugee Settlement during COVID-19 Pandemic, Uganda, April 2021

Authors :: Nyakarahuka, Luke
Whitmer, Shannon
Kyondo, Jackson
Mulei, Sophia
Cossaboom, Caitlin M.
Telford, Carson T.
Tumusiime, Alex
Akurut, Gloria Grace
Namanya, Dianah
Kamugisha, Kilama
Baluku, Jimmy
Lutwama, Julius
Balinandi, Stephen
Shoemaker, Trevor
Klena, John D.
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases. November 2022, Vol. 28 Issue 11, p2326, 4 p.
Publication Year :: 2022
Abstract: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is caused by CCHF virus (CCHFV). CCHF is a zoonotic disease that infects mainly livestock, and CCHFV is transmitted by ticks, primarily Hyalomma species. Humans are [...]

Subjects :: Control
Diagnosis
Statistics
Prevention
Methods
Health aspects
Pediatric research
Disease transmission -- Prevention
Epidemics -- Control -- Uganda
Refugee camps -- Health aspects
Crimean hemorrhagic fever -- Diagnosis -- Statistics -- Prevention
Infection control -- Methods

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