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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
immunology and microbiology
Short report: Viral hemorrhagic fever cases in the country of Georgia: Acute febrile illness surveillance study results
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 91, No. 2, Year 2014
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Minimal information is available on the incidence of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) virus and hantavirus infections in Georgia. From 2008 to 2011, 537 patients with fever ≥ 38°C for ≥ 48 hours without a diagnosis were enrolled into a sentinel surveillance study to investigate the incidence of nine pathogens, including CCHF virus and hantavirus. Of 14 patients with a hemorrhagic fever syndrome, 3 patients tested positive for CCHF virus immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibodies. Two of the patients enrolled in the study had acute renal failure. These 2 of 537 enrolled patients were the only patients in the study positive for hantavirus IgM antibodies. These results suggest that CCHF virus and hantavirus are contributing causes of acute febrile syndromes of infectious origin in Georgia. These findings support introduction of critical diagnostic approaches and confirm the need for additional surveillance in Georgia. Copyright © 2014 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
Authors & Co-Authors
Kuchuloria, Tinatin
Georgia, Tbilisi
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
Imnadze, Paata G.
Georgia, Tbilisi
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
Chokheli, Maiko
Georgia, Tbilisi
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
Tsertsvadze, Tengiz N.
Georgia, Tbilisi
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
Endeladze, Marina
Georgia, Tbilisi
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
Mshvidobadze, Ketevan
Georgia, Tbilisi
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
Clark, Danielle V.
Georgia, Tbilisi
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
United States, Silver Spring
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
Bautista, Christian T.
Georgia, Tbilisi
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
United States, Silver Spring
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
Fadeel, Moustafa Abdel A.
Georgia, Tbilisi
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
Egypt, Cairo
U.s. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Egypt
Pimentel, Guillermo
Georgia, Tbilisi
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
Egypt, Cairo
U.s. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Egypt
House, Brent L.
Georgia, Tbilisi
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
Egypt, Cairo
U.s. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Egypt
Hepburn, Matthew J.
Georgia, Tbilisi
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
United States, Fort Detrick
U.s. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases
Wölfel, Silke
Georgia, Tbilisi
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
Germany, Munich
Institut Für Mikrobiologie Der Bundeswehr
Wölfel, Roman
Georgia, Tbilisi
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
Germany, Munich
Institut Für Mikrobiologie Der Bundeswehr
Rivard, Robert G.
Georgia, Tbilisi
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
United States, Fort Detrick
U.s. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases
Statistics
Citations: 15
Authors: 15
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.4269/ajtmh.13-0460
ISSN:
00029637
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Study Design
Cohort Study
Study Locations
Congo