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Suspected Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic Fever cases in Albania.

A' Department of Microbiology, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases (impact factor: 1.72). 07/2008; 40(11-12):978-80. DOI:10.1080/00365540802144125 pp.978-80
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ABSTRACT During 2003 to 2006 samples from 34 Albanian patients with suspected Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) were tested by serology and PCR for CCHF virus; negative samples were further tested for hantaviruses, Leptospira spp. and Rickettsia spp. CCHF virus was detected in 38.2% of cases, hantaviruses in 11.7%, and leptospirosis and rickettsiosis were diagnosed in 29.4% and 2.9% of cases, respectively. There is a seasonal and clinical overlapping among the 4 diseases in Albania, suggesting that testing for these agents is necessary in cases with fever and haemorrhagic manifestations.

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Keywords

34 Albanian patients
 
Albania
 
cases
 
clinical overlapping
 
haemorrhagic manifestations
 
Leptospira spp
 
leptospirosis
 
negative samples
 
PCR
 
Rickettsia spp
 
rickettsiosis
 
seasonal