| a nosocomial outbreak of crimean-congo haemorrhagic fever at tygerberg hospital. part v. virological and serological observations. | a nosocomial outbreak of crimean-congo haemorrhagic fever occurred in tygerberg hospital near cape town in september 1984 when 7 medical personnel became ill after admission of an index patient. the disease was fatal in the index and 1 secondary case, and was confirmed in the index and 6 secondary cases by isolation of the virus. an antibody response was demonstrated in the remaining patient, thought to be a tertiary case, but the fact that the patient received immune plasma therapy raises doubt ... | 1985 | 3933129 |
| a common-source outbreak of crimean-congo haemorrhagic fever on a dairy farm. | an outbreak of crimean-congo haemorrhagic fever (cchf) on a dairy farm in the orange free state in 1984 is described. forty-six cows were purchased from the western cape province in january 1984; 2 died from the tick-borne disease anaplasmosis in march and a labourer who helped butcher the carcasses became ill a few days later. another cow died at the end of april and within 9 days 4 people who had come into contact with its blood became ill. antibodies to cchf virus were found in the sera of th ... | 1985 | 3933131 |
| investigations following initial recognition of crimean-congo haemorrhagic fever in south africa and the diagnosis of 2 further cases. | sera from 124 cattle herds were tested, and antibodies to crimean-congo haemorrhagic fever (cchf) were found in 93 herds. the prevalence of antibodies was high in the interior of the country, in excess of 90% in some herds, but was less than 4% in cattle along the coast from cape town to east london. only 17 out of 1109 (1,5%) human residents of 55 farms had antibodies to cchf, while none of 164 veterinary research workers or 98 veterinarians engaged in farm animal practice had them. specimens f ... | 1985 | 3933132 |