Viral Load and Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever

Anna Papa,Arjan Harxhi,Marcus Panning,Εvangelia Papadimitriou,Christian Drosten,Majlinda Kota,Enkelejda Velo,Antonis Antoniadis,Silvia Bino

doi:10.3201/eid1305.061588

Abstract

Viral Load and Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever

Highlights

We tested 29 serum samples from Albanian patients with suspected Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) or their contacts who were living in a CCHF-endemic area of Albania
We tested 29 serum samples from Albanian patients with suspected CCHF or their contacts who were living in a CCHF-endemic area of Albania
Group C contained samples from 15 persons who were from the same region as the CCHF patients but who did not have any clinical symptoms of CCHF and had negative PCR or serologic results

Summary

Introduction

We tested 29 serum samples from Albanian patients with suspected CCHF or their contacts who were living in a CCHF-endemic area of Albania. Group A contained samples from 11 patients with CCHF confirmed by a conventional RT-nested PCR [9]. Group B contained samples from 5 patients who had negative RT-nested PCR results and positive serologic results. Group C contained samples from 15 persons who were from the same region as the CCHF patients but who did not have any clinical symptoms of CCHF and had negative PCR or serologic results.

Results

Conclusion