MORBIDITY OF THE CRIMEAN HEMORRHAGIC FEVER IN THE COUNTRIES OF EUROPE, AFRICA AND ASIA (1943-2012)


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In the article there is presented the most complete to date information on the incidence of Crimean hemorrhagic fever (CHF) in endemic countries in Europe, Africa and Asia, with allowances made for the first publications in the 40-ies of XX century to 2012. According to available sources, the total number of cases of CHF in this period was 7924, out of which 2180 in the Russian Federation, 1820 in Turkey, 1554 in Bulgaria, 553 in Uzbekistan, 286 in China, 264 in Kosovo, 260 in Kazakhstan, 265 in Africa (including 180 in South Africa).

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Aleksandr Mikhaylovich Butenko

D.I. Ivanovsky Institute of Virology

Email: arboelisa@mail.ru
доктор биол. наук, проф., зав. лаб. биологии и индикации арбовирусов 16, Gamaleya Str., Moscow , Russian Federation, 123098

Irina Nikolaevna Trusova

D.I. Ivanovsky Institute of Virology

Email: irina-trusova@yandex.ru
мл. науч. сотр. 16, Gamaleya Str., Moscow , Russian Federation, 123098

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