title: Short report: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever outbreak in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, February 2002.
abstract: A nosocomial outbreak of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever occurred in Rawalpindi, Pakistan in February 2002. The identified index case died shortly after admission to a hospital. Two of the health care workers became secondary cases; one of them died on day 13 after coming in contact with the index case. The other secondary case was successfully treated with oral ribavirin.
authors: Department of Medicine, Holy Family Hospital, Rawalpindi Medical College, Satellite Town, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. drnaumanathar@yahoo.com
authors: Muhammad Nauman
authors: MN
authors: Athar
authors: Haider Zaigham
authors: HZ
authors: Baqai
authors: Masood
authors: M
authors: Ahmad
authors: Mohammad Ali
authors: MA
authors: Khalid
authors: Naghman
authors: N
authors: Bashir
authors: Ahsan Maqbool
authors: AM
authors: Ahmad
authors: Abbas Hayat
authors: AH
authors: Balouch
authors: Kaukab
authors: K
authors: Bashir
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003428:Cross Infection; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D003225:Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Crimean-Congo / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006479:Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D017758:Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional; D008297:Male; D010154:Pakistan / Q000453:epidemiology; D012254:Ribavirin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D012254:Ribavirin