Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices, Risk Factors, and Seroprevalence in Rural Georgian Villages with Known Transmission in 2014.

In 2014 the highest annual case count of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) was detected in Georgia since surveillance began in 2009. CCHF is a high-fatality hemorrhagic syndrome transmitted by infected ticks and animal blood. In response to this immediate public health threat, we assessed CCHF...

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Main Authors: Ashley L Greiner, Nana Mamuchishvili, Natia Kakutia, Kendra Stauffer, Marika Geleishvili, Nazibrola Chitadze, Tamar Chikviladze, Khatuna Zakhashvili, Juliette Morgan, Stephanie J Salyer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4918973?pdf=render