Evaluation of Event Based Surveillance System of Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic Fever in Balochistan Pakistan, 2017

• Main Authors: . Qurat ul Ain (Author), Abid Saeed (Author), Ehsan Ahmed Larik (Author), Tamkeen Ghafoor (Author), Zubair Ahmed Khosa (Author), Amjad Ali (Author), Abdulrehman Naveed (Author), Tabinda Malik (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of New South Wales, 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background:  Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) is an acute viral zoonotic disease that is endemic in Pakistan. Poverty, limited awareness and lack of biosafety practices make it a potential occupational health risk.  A poor surveillance system makes it more difficult to monitor the disease bur...