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PRO/AH/EDR> Crimean-Congo hem. fever – Senegal: (FK)

Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever -- SenegalHealth officials have reported on a single case of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) was confirmed in a young, 10-year-old shepherd (caring for 26 head of cattle) in Fatick District, Kamsaté, Senegal. The child developed fever, headache, arthralgia, muscle pain, and vomiting on 29 Jun 2017. Upon presentation to a local clinic on 30 Jun 2017, he was febrile and lethargic with moderate epistaxis (nose bleed).Serial blood samples (the 2nd one collected Read more [...]