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Case Reports
. 2014;14(1):81-4.

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in Southern Kordofan

Haydar Awad Abdelrazig Abdelhakam  1 , Mohamed Ahmed Taha  2
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Case Reports

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in Southern Kordofan

Haydar Awad Abdelrazig Abdelhakam et al. Sudan J Paediatr. 2014.

Abstract

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a disease that poses a great threat to public health owing to its high mortality rate (30-70%), mode of transmission and geographic distribution. Here, we report on a nine years-old Sudanese boy from Southern Kordofan State who presented with Jaundice, high-grade fever, severe headache, abdominal pain and a history of hematemesis. The diagnosis of CCHF was confirmed based on clinical and serological findings.

Keywords: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever; Southern Kordofan; Sudan; Tick-borne virus.

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