TY - JOUR
T1 - A case of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in Oman
AU - Al-Zadjali, Matllooba
AU - Al-Hashim, Hakeem
AU - Al-Ghilani, Mohammad
AU - Balkhiar, Abdullah
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - In the summer of June 2011, the first case of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) was observed in Oman since the last fifteen years. The first blood sample using reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test were sent looking for CCHF, tick-borne encephalitis, dengue, Japanese encephalitis, Chikungunya and West Nile. All resulted as negative. The repeated serology for CCHF came strongly positive after five days from the initial negative test, and accordingly patient started on ribavirin and he responded to it. His condition improved dramatically.
AB - In the summer of June 2011, the first case of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) was observed in Oman since the last fifteen years. The first blood sample using reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test were sent looking for CCHF, tick-borne encephalitis, dengue, Japanese encephalitis, Chikungunya and West Nile. All resulted as negative. The repeated serology for CCHF came strongly positive after five days from the initial negative test, and accordingly patient started on ribavirin and he responded to it. His condition improved dramatically.
KW - Arab peninsula
KW - Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever
KW - Cytokines
KW - Oman
KW - PCR
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U2 - 10.5001/omj.2013.57
DO - 10.5001/omj.2013.57
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84878909638
SN - 1999-768X
VL - 28
SP - 210
EP - 212
JO - Oman Medical Journal
JF - Oman Medical Journal
IS - 3
ER -