The reasons why Pakistan might be at high risk of Crimean Congo haemorrhagic fever epidemic; a scoping review of the literature.

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The reasons why Pakistan might be at high risk of Crimean Congo haemorrhagic fever epidemic; a scoping review of the literature.

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Pakistan has faced a number of significant healthcare challenges over the past decade. In 2000, one of these events - a deadly epidemic of Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) - struck Pakistan. The people of Pakistan are at a very high risk of acquiring CCHF, due to a number of factors which emerge from a scoping review of the literature. First, the underdeveloped healthcare system of the country is currently not prepared to cope with challenges of this nature. Healthcare professionals an...

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2017-03

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Atif, Muhammad / Saqib, Anum / Ikram, Raazeyah / Sarwar, Muhammad Rehan / Scahill, Shane

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https://hdl.handle.net/2292/65261

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Humans / Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean / Risk Assessment / Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice / Occupational Exposure / Health Services Accessibility / Pakistan / Epidemics / CCHF / CCHFV / Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic Fever / Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic Fever Virus / Eid-ul-Azha / 3107 Microbiology / 31 Biological Sciences / Prevention / Infectious Diseases / 1117 Public Health and Health Services / Public Health / 0605 Microbiology / 1108 Medical Microbiology

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