Overview
- Geographically the most extensively reported viral hemorrhagic fever
- Covers Asian ebola
- Discusses nosocomial zoonosis (a zoonosis that could also be an agent for hospital infection)
- Outlines the most significant epidemics in recent years
- Covers the only viral hemorrhagic fever in Europe
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Table of contents (23 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction and Historical Perspectives
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Epidemiology and Ecology
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Clinical Features, Pathogenesis, and Treatment
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About this book
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a tick-borne disease associated with severe hemorrhagic manifestations. CCHF has been referred to as the "Asian Ebola." However, in fact, the disease is one of the most widely distributed tick-borne diseases in the world, occurring in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. This volume covers major aspects of this important disease and the virus which causes it. Chapters are written by leading experts in their fields and detail historical, public health, epidemiological, and clinical aspects of CCHF and the genetics and molecular biology of the virus. Additional chapters focus on disease control, tick vectors and infection among animals, both natural and experimental.
This book will be of interest to virologists, microbiologists, medical entomologists, infectious disease physicians, epidemiologists, public health specialists, veterinary scientists, public health policy makers, journalists, and medical educators.
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever
Book Subtitle: A Global Perspective
Editors: Onder Ergonul, Chris A. Whitehouse
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6106-6
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2007
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-6105-9Published: 22 June 2007
Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-7538-3Published: 19 October 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-6106-6Published: 30 June 2007
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIV, 328
Topics: Virology, Bacteriology, Parasitology