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Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever during the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa: Efforts, recommendations and challenges at hand
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, millions have suffered globally and as a result, attention and resources for other diseases, such as Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF), has declined. Despite a significantly lower incidence rate compared to COVID-19, CCHF has a considerably higher...
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African Federation for Emergency Medicine
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8858690/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35223387 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.afjem.2022.02.004 |
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author | Greene, Leah Uwishema, Olivier Nicholas, Aderinto Kapoor, Arushi Berjaoui, Christin Adamolekun, Emmanuel Khoury, Carlo Mohammed, Fatima Elbasri Abuelgasim Onyeaka, Helen |
author_facet | Greene, Leah Uwishema, Olivier Nicholas, Aderinto Kapoor, Arushi Berjaoui, Christin Adamolekun, Emmanuel Khoury, Carlo Mohammed, Fatima Elbasri Abuelgasim Onyeaka, Helen |
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description | Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, millions have suffered globally and as a result, attention and resources for other diseases, such as Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF), has declined. Despite a significantly lower incidence rate compared to COVID-19, CCHF has a considerably higher mortality rate at approximately 30%. Both diseases share symptoms such as headache, fever, nausea and vomiting, fatigue, sore throat, however they have different modes of transmission, mortality rates, and incubation periods. Public health professionals have faced several challenges when attempting to prevent and control the spread of both diseases and despite their differences, many of the prevention methods remain the same. These include increasing public awareness regarding avoiding contact with infected individuals and animals, training healthcare professionals in emergency and preparedness for disease outbreaks and increasing the investment in medical supplies and treatment to control the spread of both diseases. |
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spelling | pubmed-88586902022-02-22 Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever during the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa: Efforts, recommendations and challenges at hand Greene, Leah Uwishema, Olivier Nicholas, Aderinto Kapoor, Arushi Berjaoui, Christin Adamolekun, Emmanuel Khoury, Carlo Mohammed, Fatima Elbasri Abuelgasim Onyeaka, Helen Afr J Emerg Med Commentary Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, millions have suffered globally and as a result, attention and resources for other diseases, such as Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF), has declined. Despite a significantly lower incidence rate compared to COVID-19, CCHF has a considerably higher mortality rate at approximately 30%. Both diseases share symptoms such as headache, fever, nausea and vomiting, fatigue, sore throat, however they have different modes of transmission, mortality rates, and incubation periods. Public health professionals have faced several challenges when attempting to prevent and control the spread of both diseases and despite their differences, many of the prevention methods remain the same. These include increasing public awareness regarding avoiding contact with infected individuals and animals, training healthcare professionals in emergency and preparedness for disease outbreaks and increasing the investment in medical supplies and treatment to control the spread of both diseases. African Federation for Emergency Medicine 2022-06 2022-02-21 /pmc/articles/PMC8858690/ /pubmed/35223387 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.afjem.2022.02.004 Text en © 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of African Federation for Emergency Medicine. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Commentary Greene, Leah Uwishema, Olivier Nicholas, Aderinto Kapoor, Arushi Berjaoui, Christin Adamolekun, Emmanuel Khoury, Carlo Mohammed, Fatima Elbasri Abuelgasim Onyeaka, Helen Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever during the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa: Efforts, recommendations and challenges at hand |
title | Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever during the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa: Efforts, recommendations and challenges at hand |
title_full | Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever during the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa: Efforts, recommendations and challenges at hand |
title_fullStr | Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever during the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa: Efforts, recommendations and challenges at hand |
title_full_unstemmed | Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever during the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa: Efforts, recommendations and challenges at hand |
title_short | Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever during the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa: Efforts, recommendations and challenges at hand |
title_sort | crimean-congo haemorrhagic fever during the covid-19 pandemic in africa: efforts, recommendations and challenges at hand |
topic | Commentary |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8858690/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35223387 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.afjem.2022.02.004 |
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