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. 2015 Apr 14:2:150016.
doi: 10.1038/sdata.2015.16. eCollection 2015.

A global compendium of human Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus occurrence

Jane P Messina  1 , David M Pigott  1 , Kirsten A Duda  1 , John S Brownstein  2 , Monica F Myers  1 , Dylan B George  1 , Simon I Hay  3
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A global compendium of human Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus occurrence

Jane P Messina et al. Sci Data. .

Abstract

In order to map global disease risk, a geographic database of human Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) occurrence was produced by surveying peer-reviewed literature and case reports, as well as informal online sources. Here we present this database, comprising occurrence data linked to geographic point or polygon locations dating from 1953 to 2013. We fully describe all data collection, geo-positioning, database management and quality-control procedures. This is the most comprehensive database of confirmed CCHF occurrence in humans to-date, containing 1,721 geo-positioned occurrences in total.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no competing financial interests.

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Figure 1
Figure 1. Occurrence data processing summary, beginning with the raw inputs and showing the proportion of data gained or lost through the stages of temporal standardisation and quality control before reaching the final occurrence database.
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Figure 2. The numbers of occurrence locations per year separated by region.
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