Laboratory management of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus infections: perspectives from two European networks.

ConclusionNo effective vaccine and/or therapeutics are available at present so outbreak response relies on rapid identification and appropriate infection control measures. Frontline hospitals and reference laboratories have a crucial role in the response to a CCHF outbreak, which should integrate laboratory, clinical and public health responses. PMID: 30722811 [PubMed - in process]

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Source: Euro Surveill - January 1, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Bartolini B, Gruber CE, Koopmans M, Avšič T, Bino S, Christova I, Grunow R, Hewson R, Korukluoglu G, Lemos CM, Mirazimi A, Papa A, Sanchez-Seco MP, Sauer AV, Zeller H, Nisii C, Capobianchi MR, Ippolito G, Reusken CB, Di Caro A Tags: Euro Surveill Source Type: research