Concurrent Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever and Visceral Leishmaniasis in a Turkish Girl

Tezer H., Tavil B., Sucakli I. A., Korukluoglu G., Uyar Y., Dincer E., ...More

VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES, vol.11, no.6, pp.743-745, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 11 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.1089/vbz.2010.0092
  • Journal Name: VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.743-745
  • Keywords: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus, Leishmania, Coinfection, ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME, CLINICAL-FEATURES, RIBAVIRIN, OUTBREAK, TURKEY, VIRUS
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

In this article, a case of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) and visceral leishmaniasis coinfection in a 14-month-old girl is reported. The case has been evaluated according to two different points of view based on the coexistence of CCHF and visceral leishmaniasis and a strongly suggested horizontal transmission of CCHF from her father. To the best of our knowledge, this coinfection has not been previously reported in literature.