title: Possible sexual transmission of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever.
abstract: Three cases of family transmission of laboratory-confirmed Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) among spouses are reported. These spouses had sexual contact at the end of the incubation period or during the early stage of the mild form of CCHF, without any hemorrhagic symptoms in the first infected spouse. This report demonstrates that sexual contact may represent a real risk of CCHF transmission, even if the patient only experiences mild symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Rostov State Medical University, Rostov-on-Don, Russia. Electronic address: pshenichnaya.natalia@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Natalia Yurievna
authors.initials: NY
authors.lastname: Pshenichnaya
authors.affiliation: Central District Hospital of Salsk District of the Rostov Region, Russia.
authors.forename: Irina Stanislavovna
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Sydenko
authors.affiliation: Central District Hospital of Salsk District of the Rostov Region, Russia.
authors.forename: Elena Pavlovna
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Klinovaya
authors.affiliation: Rostov State Medical University, Rostov-on-Don, Russia.
authors.forename: Elena Borisovna
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Romanova
authors.affiliation: First Moscow Medical University "I.M. Sechenov", Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: Alexey Sergeevich
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Zhuravlev
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006479:Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015229:Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral / Q000209:etiology*
keywords: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever; Family cluster; Sexual contact; Transmission of infection