Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, Herat Province, Afghanistan, 2017.

ABSTRACT: We studied the clinical and epidemiologic features of an outbreak of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in Herat Province, Afghanistan. The study comprised 63 patients hospitalized in 2017. The overall case-fatality rate was 22.2%; fatal outcome was significantly associated with a negative IgM test result, longer prothrombin time, and nausea.

SUBMITTER: Niazi AU 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6649324 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature