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Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases Volume 40, 2008 - Issue 11-12
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Suspected Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic Fever cases in Albania

Anna Papa From the A’ Department of Microbiology, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece; WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Arboviruses and Haemorrhagic Fever Viruses,Correspondence?-mail: [email protected]
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Silvia Bino Institute of Public Health, Tirana, Albania
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Evangelia Papadimitriou From the A’ Department of Microbiology, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece; WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Arboviruses and Haemorrhagic Fever Viruses,
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Enkelejda Velo Institute of Public Health, Tirana, Albania
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Majlinda Dhimolea Institute of Public Health, Tirana, Albania
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Antonis Antoniadis From the A’ Department of Microbiology, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece; WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Arboviruses and Haemorrhagic Fever Viruses,
Pages 978-980 | Received 27 Jan 2008, Published online: 08 Jul 2009
 
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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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