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Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever in Migrant Worker Returning from Oman to India, 2016

Pragya D Yadav, Sachin Thacker, Deepak Y Patil

    Emerging Infectious Diseases
    |May 19, 2017
    PubMed

    Insights

    Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a tick-borne illness. Physicians should consider CCHF in patients with bleeding symptoms and recent travel to endemic regions.

    Area of Science:

    • Epidemiology
    • Infectious Diseases
    • Public Health

    Background:

    • Crimeyan-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a severe tick-borne viral disease.
    • The disease is endemic in various regions, including parts of Africa, the Balkans, the Middle East, and Asia.

    Observation:

    • A migrant worker returning to India from Oman in January 2016 was diagnosed with CCHF.
    • This case highlights the potential for CCHF importation into non-endemic areas.

    Findings:

    • The patient presented with hemorrhagic signs after returning from an endemic region.
    • Laboratory confirmation established the diagnosis of CCHF.

    Implications:

    • Physicians must consider CCHF in the differential diagnosis of patients presenting with hemorrhagic manifestations.
    • A travel history to CCHF-endemic or prevalent areas is crucial for timely diagnosis and management.
    • This case underscores the importance of global surveillance for infectious diseases and travel medicine awareness.

    Keywords:
    Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic feverCrimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virusIndiaOmanimported casetick-borne diseasevector-borne infectionsviruseszoonoses

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