title: Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 2010: Case Report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a severe infectious disease that is not endemic in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
  
  
  METHODS
  We report two cases of confirmed CCHF diagnosed in Dubai, UAE, during Hajj season 2010. Both patients presented with an acute history of high-grade fever, skin rash, and hematemesis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In spite of maximal supportive measures and intravenous ribavirin therapy, both patients died within a few days from start of illness. More than 250 health care workers came into variable degrees of contact with the index cases, and none of them developed signs or symptoms suggestive of acquiring the illness. Health care workers from nonendemic regions should be aware of zoonotic hemorrhagic fevers imported via infected cattle and ticks and be able to diagnose and properly manage suspected cases in a timely manner. In addition, proper infection-control measures should be undertaken to prevent nosocomial spread of infection.
authors: Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Units, Rashid Hospital, Dubai Health Authority, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
authors: Laila
authors: L
authors: Mohamed Al Dabal
authors: Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Units, Rashid Hospital, Dubai Health Authority, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
authors: Mohmamed Reza
authors: MR
authors: Rahimi Shahmirzadi
authors: Virology laboratory, Dr. Sulaiman Faqih Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
authors: Samar
authors: S
authors: Baderldin
authors: Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Units, Rashid Hospital, Dubai Health Authority, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
authors: Ali
authors: A
authors: Abro
authors: Virology laboratory, Dr. Sulaiman Faqih Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
authors: Ali
authors: A
authors: Zaki
authors: Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Units, Rashid Hospital, Dubai Health Authority, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
authors: Zulfa
authors: Z
authors: Dessi
authors: Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Units, Rashid Hospital, Dubai Health Authority, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
authors: Essa
authors: E
authors: Al Eassa
authors: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
authors: Gulfaraz
authors: G
authors: Khan
authors: Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Units, Rashid Hospital, Dubai Health Authority, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
authors: Hassan
authors: H
authors: Shuri
authors: Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Units, Rashid Hospital, Dubai Health Authority, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
authors: Abid Mustafa
authors: AM
authors: Alwan
keywords: CCHF; Health Care Workers; Infection Control; UAE