Category: Viral Hemorrhagic Fever
Sierra Leone on High Alert Following Suspected Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Case
X @slnpha of #SierraLeone has issued an update regarding a suspected case of Viral #HemorrhagicFever (VHF) in #Kono District. According to the NPHA, all 290 contacts identified in Kono—classified as high, medium, and low risk—have completed their 21-day observation period without exhibiting symptoms. Contacts from the Western Area are also under close monitoring, having completed […]
Dec 11, 2024
Sierra Leone: Additional Information on Suspected Viral Haemorrhagic Fever Case in Kono
Sierraloaded In a public notice, the NPHA and the Ministry of Health (MOH) provided additional details following laboratory testing conducted by the 34 Military Hospital Infectious Disease Laboratory. According to the notice, the test results for the suspected case returned as indeterminate. The inconclusive outcome is attributed to the use of formalin for preserving the […]
Dec 4, 2024
Epidemiologic Survey of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus in Suids, Spain
CDC We conducted a cross-sectional study in wild boar and extensively managed Iberian pig populations in a hotspot area of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) in Spain. We tested for antibodies against CCHFV by using 2 ELISAs in parallel. We assessed the presence of CCHFV RNA by means of reverse transcription quantitative PCR protocol, which […]
Apr 30, 2024
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever case reported in North Macedonia
Outbreak News Today The Institute of Public Health of the Republic of North Macedonia reported of a confirmed case of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in a 27-year-old woman from the village of Kuchica, municipality of Karbinci, Štip. The patient presented with initial symptoms of the disease (high temperature up to 38.6°C, severe headache, malaise and vomiting) started on […]
Aug 8, 2023
The Conversation Climate change is already having, and will continue to have, a significant effect on global health. This is likely to be greatest in rural poorer populations in sub-Saharan Africa. However, richer countries, such as the UK, will also probably be on the receiving end of emerging infectious disease threats as the country warms. Infections that are […]
Jun 20, 2023
Marburg Virus Outbreaks in Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania Declared Over
Homeland Security Today In response to a request from the GREG, CDC deployed staff with expertise in viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHF) and laboratorians to set up a mobile lab. On February 13, 2023, the Government of Equatorial Guinea (GREG) declared a Marburg virus disease (MVD) outbreak, the country’s first outbreak of the disease. Cases were […]
Jun 14, 2023
Senegal confirms 2nd Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) case
Outbreak News Today The first case was confirmed on April 21 in a 35-year-old male patient. He was a butcher residing in Fadia city, Guédiawaye district, Dakar region. The date of onset of symptoms was 10 April with fever and flu-like syndrome. Samples were collected on 20 April for suspected viral hemorrhagic fever after he […]
May 30, 2023
Two Congo virus-related deaths cause alarm in Pakistan
AJ A total of 16 cases of the virus found in Balochistan province since the beginning of the year, of which 11 were detected this month. Pakistan health authorities are alarmed after two people died of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) virus in the country’s Sindh and Balochistan provinces. The first death from the disease, commonly […]
May 9, 2023
Senegal: Congo Fever Viral Disease Claims First Victim
Bobr Times A person has died in Senegal from Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, known as Congo fever, a viral disease that is transmitted by ticks, AFP learned on Tuesday from the Ministry of Health, which says that the case was circumscribed. A butcher who was on duty at the slaughterhouses in Dakar was declared ill on […]
May 2, 2023
What is Marburg virus and should we be worried?
(The Conversation) An epidemic outbreak of Marburg virus in Equatorial Guinea, Central Africa, was confirmed this week, the first time the virus has occurred there. At least 16 cases have been detected, and nine deaths. There are no approved treatments for Marburg virus, which is closely related to Ebola virus, but vaccines are in development. Following an unprecedented […]
Feb 17, 2023