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Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. · Sep 2003
Case ReportsShort report: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever outbreak in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, February 2002.
- Muhammad Nauman Athar, Haider Zaigham Baqai, Masood Ahmad, Mohammad Ali Khalid, Naghman Bashir, Ahsan Maqbool Ahmad, Abbas Hayat Balouch, and Kaukab Bashir.
- Department of Medicine, Holy Family Hospital, Rawalpindi Medical College, Satellite Town, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. drnaumanathar@yahoo.com
- Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 2003 Sep 1; 69 (3): 284-7.
AbstractA nosocomial outbreak of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever occurred in Rawalpindi, Pakistan in February 2002. The identified index case died shortly after admission to a hospital. Two of the health care workers became secondary cases; one of them died on day 13 after coming in contact with the index case. The other secondary case was successfully treated with oral ribavirin.
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