Crimean Congo haemorrhagic fever | German Center for Infection Research

Short description

Crimean Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a viral infection with high , which is mostly transmitted by ticks.

Synonyms

CCHF

Detailed description

Besides transmission by ticks, infection may also occur through blood or meat of infected ruminants. Symptoms are high fever, joint pain, stomach pain, changes in mood and, in some patients, bleedings. Depending on medical care, case fatality rate is 2-50 %. The cause of death is usually multi-organ failure. CCHF occurs mainly in Asia, Africa and South-East Europe. To date, neither an effective therapy nor a vaccine is available. Working with CCHF virus requires safety level 4 laboratories, the highest safety level.

Heidelberg University Hospital

Nucleoside Booster Project: Broad-spectrum antivirals for pandemic preparedness

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Hamburg - Lübeck - Borstel - Riems

Clinical management, epidemiology and immunology of newly emerging infections

This research group, led by Professor Marylyn Addo, initiates and coordinates translational research in the field of emerging infections with a particular focus on Ebola, MERS, Lassa and Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever. Immunology studies, vaccine development, testing of novel anti-infectives and ...

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Int J Infect Dis

Seroepidemiological and molecular investigations of infections with Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus in Kazakhstan

Autoren

Abdiyeva K et al.

Bat species Coleura afra: in the study, six out of 14 animals developed antibodies against the Crimean Congo haemorrhagic fever virus

Do bats play a role in transmitting Crimean Congo haemorrhagic fever?

An international team of researchers led by DZIF scientists from the University of Bonn have confirmed the presence of Crimean Congo viruses in African bats. These results suggest that bats could play