title: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, Kazakhstan, 2009-2010.
abstract: We evaluated Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) surveillance data from southern Kazakhstan during 2009-2010 and found both spatial and temporal association between reported tick bites and CCHF cases. Public health measures should center on preventing tick bites, increasing awareness of CCHF signs and symptoms, and adopting hospital infection control practices.
authors.affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA.
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Knust
authors.forename: Zhumagul B
authors.initials: ZB
authors.lastname: Medetov
authors.forename: Kakimzhan B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Kyraubayev
authors.forename: Yekaterina
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bumburidi
authors.forename: Bobbie Rae
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Erickson
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: MacNeil
authors.forename: Stuart T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Nichol
authors.forename: Baurzhan S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Bayserkin
authors.forename: Kenes S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Ospanov
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004199:Disease Vectors; D019353:Endemic Diseases; D003225:Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Crimean-Congo; D006479:Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007299:Insect Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D007623:Kazakhstan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011159:Population Surveillance; D013987:Ticks; D055815:Young Adult