Consensus report: Preventive measures for Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever during Eid-al-Adha festival

Consensus report: Preventive measures for Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever during Eid-al-Adha festival

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is endemic in Eurasian countries such as, Turkey, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran. CCHF virus is spread by the Hyalomma tick, which is found mainly on cattle and sheep. Muslim countries, in which these animals are sacrificed during Eid-Al-Adha, are among the cou...

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Main Authors: Hakan Leblebicioglu, Mustafa Sunbul, Ziad A. Memish, Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq, Hurrem Bodur, Aykut Ozkul, Ali Gucukoglu, Sadegh Chinikar, Zahra Hasan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-09-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever
Eid-al-Adha
slaughtering
zoonosis
Eurasia
one health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971215001678

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