International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume 13, Issue 3 , Pages e105-e107, May 2009

A case of nosocomial transmission of Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever from patient to patient

Dıskapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

Received 15 July 2008; received in revised form 29 July 2008; accepted 6 August 2008. published online 24 October 2008.

Corresponding Editor: Jane N. Zuckerman

Summary 

Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is an acute, tick-borne viral disease, with the potential for human to human transmission. Infection often has severe hemorrhagic manifestations and considerable mortality. Healthcare workers (HCWs) caring for patients with CCHF constitute a major risk group for infection. Although nosocomial transmission from patients to HCWs accounts for a significant proportion of CCHF cases and outbreaks worldwide, transmission of CCHF from patient to patient has not previously been reported. A case of nosocomial transmission of CCHF from patient to patient at a hospital is described.

Keywords: Nosocomial, Transmission, Crimean–Congo

 

PII: S1201-9712(08)01460-4

doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2008.08.002

International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume 13, Issue 3 , Pages e105-e107, May 2009