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ArticleTropical medicine and health2023

The new wave of Congo virus in Pakistan: emerging threat.

Isra Masood, Muhammad Junaid Tahir, Ather Naeem, Oadi N Shrateh, Ali Ahmed

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Article in Tropical medicine and health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Isra MasoodDow International Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan.
Muhammad Junaid TahirShaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Lahore, Pakistan.
Ather NaeemPunjab Institute of Cardiology, Lahore, Pakistan.
Oadi N ShratehFaculty of Medicine, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem, Palestine. oadi.shrateh@students.alquds.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7532-1544
Ali AhmedSchool of Pharmacy, Monash University, Bandar Sunway, Malaysia.
Al-Quds University · PSDow University of Health Sciences · PKMonash University Malaysia · MYPunjab Institute of Cardiology · PKShaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Center · PK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Congo virus, or Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF), is a tick-borne disease caused by a single-stranded RNA virus (genus nairovirus, Bunyaviridae family). It spreads through infected ticks' bites or contact with viremic individuals or livestock. Factors supporting its spread include hot, humid climates, limited pesticide use, poor animal control, inadequate irrigation during monsoons, and vector control deficiencies. Nosocomial transmission in under-resourced hospitals poses a threat to healthcare workers. Decades of CCHF cases persist in Pakistan due to these factors, with six deaths reported by June 2023. To combat the epidemic, Pakistan should raise awareness, improve irrigation, establish surveillance systems, and implement livestock quarantine and vaccination.

Indexed as

Congo virusCrimean–Congo hemorrhagic feverPakistan

Identifiers

PMID37957782
PMCPMC10644479
OpenAlexW4388646337

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