Short report: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever outbreak in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, February 2002.
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.
Athar
Muhammad Nauman
MN
Department of Medicine, Holy Family Hospital, Rawalpindi Medical College, Satellite Town, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. drnaumanathar@yahoo.com
Baqai
Haider Zaigham
HZ
Ahmad
Masood
M
Khalid
Mohammad Ali
MA
Bashir
Naghman
N
Ahmad
Ahsan Maqbool
AM
Balouch
Abbas Hayat
AH
Bashir
Kaukab
K
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
D000998:Antiviral Agents; D012254:Ribavirin