Is the epidemiology of alkhurma hemorrhagic fever changing?: A three-year overview in Saudi Arabia.

<h4>Background</h4>The epidemiology of Alkhurma hemorrhagic fever disease is yet to be fully understood since the virus was isolated in 1994 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.<h4>Setting</h4>Preventive Medicine department, Ministry of Health, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.<h4>De...

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Autores principales:	Ziad A Memish, Shamsudeen F Fagbo, Ahmed Osman Ali, Rafat AlHakeem, Fathelrhman M Elnagi, Elijah A Bamgboye
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:2fbc9d4f528e4943b27213c56af87d2f2021-11-18T08:33:31ZIs the epidemiology of alkhurma hemorrhagic fever changing?: A three-year overview in Saudi Arabia.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0085564https://doaj.org/article/2fbc9d4f528e4943b27213c56af87d2f2014-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24516520/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203<h4>Background</h4>The epidemiology of Alkhurma hemorrhagic fever disease is yet to be fully understood since the virus was isolated in 1994 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.<h4>Setting</h4>Preventive Medicine department, Ministry of Health, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.<h4>Design</h4>Retrospective analysis of all laboratory confirmed cases of Alkhurma hemorrhagic fever disease collected through active and passive surveillance from 1(st)-January 2009 to December, 31, 2011.<h4>Results</h4>Alkhurma hemorrhagic fever (AHFV) disease increased from 59 cases in 2009 to 93 cases in 2011. Cases are being discovered outside of the region where it was initially diagnosed in Saudi Arabia. About a third of cases had no direct contact with animals or its products. Almost all cases had gastro-intestinal symptoms. Case fatality rate was less than 1%.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Findings in this study showed the mode of transmission of AHFV virus may not be limited to direct contact with animals or its products. Gastro-intestinal symptoms were not previously documented. Observed low case fatality rate contradicted earlier reports. Close monitoring of the epidemiology of AHFV is recommended to aid appropriate diagnosis. Housewives are advised to wear gloves when handling animals and animal products as a preventive measure.Ziad A MemishShamsudeen F FagboAhmed Osman AliRafat AlHakeemFathelrhman M ElnagiElijah A BamgboyePublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 9, Iss 2, p e85564 (2014)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Ziad A Memish Shamsudeen F Fagbo Ahmed Osman Ali Rafat AlHakeem Fathelrhman M Elnagi Elijah A Bamgboye Is the epidemiology of alkhurma hemorrhagic fever changing?: A three-year overview in Saudi Arabia.
description	<h4>Background</h4>The epidemiology of Alkhurma hemorrhagic fever disease is yet to be fully understood since the virus was isolated in 1994 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.<h4>Setting</h4>Preventive Medicine department, Ministry of Health, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.<h4>Design</h4>Retrospective analysis of all laboratory confirmed cases of Alkhurma hemorrhagic fever disease collected through active and passive surveillance from 1(st)-January 2009 to December, 31, 2011.<h4>Results</h4>Alkhurma hemorrhagic fever (AHFV) disease increased from 59 cases in 2009 to 93 cases in 2011. Cases are being discovered outside of the region where it was initially diagnosed in Saudi Arabia. About a third of cases had no direct contact with animals or its products. Almost all cases had gastro-intestinal symptoms. Case fatality rate was less than 1%.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Findings in this study showed the mode of transmission of AHFV virus may not be limited to direct contact with animals or its products. Gastro-intestinal symptoms were not previously documented. Observed low case fatality rate contradicted earlier reports. Close monitoring of the epidemiology of AHFV is recommended to aid appropriate diagnosis. Housewives are advised to wear gloves when handling animals and animal products as a preventive measure.
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author	Ziad A Memish Shamsudeen F Fagbo Ahmed Osman Ali Rafat AlHakeem Fathelrhman M Elnagi Elijah A Bamgboye
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title	Is the epidemiology of alkhurma hemorrhagic fever changing?: A three-year overview in Saudi Arabia.
title_short	Is the epidemiology of alkhurma hemorrhagic fever changing?: A three-year overview in Saudi Arabia.
title_full	Is the epidemiology of alkhurma hemorrhagic fever changing?: A three-year overview in Saudi Arabia.
title_fullStr	Is the epidemiology of alkhurma hemorrhagic fever changing?: A three-year overview in Saudi Arabia.
title_full_unstemmed	Is the epidemiology of alkhurma hemorrhagic fever changing?: A three-year overview in Saudi Arabia.
title_sort	is the epidemiology of alkhurma hemorrhagic fever changing?: a three-year overview in saudi arabia.
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Is the epidemiology of alkhurma hemorrhagic fever changing?: A three-year overview in Saudi Arabia.

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