CCHF in Pakistan Overview, 2002-2013 (Update as of 22 October 2013)

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CCHF Adapted updated table from EMRO resources 22 October 2013
Table 1. Suspected cases of CCHF reported in Pakistan, 2000–2012

Year Cases Deaths Case–fatality rate (%)
2000-2002 191 59 26.2
2003-2006 328 42 12.8
2010 29 3 4.9
2012 62 18 29.0
2013 77 15 19.4

Updated table as of 29 September 2013 See Table 1. Suspected cases of CCHF reported about in Pakistan, in 2012 and 2013

WHO EMRO | Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in Pakistan, 14 June 2013 | Surveillance-news | Surveillance, forecasting and response
http://www.emro.who.int/surveillance...june-2013.html

EMRO- Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever in Pakistan: update
OMS | Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever in Pakistan: update | Surveillance-news | Surveillance, prévision et action

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06 October 2013 - From 1 January to 29 September 2013, a total of 77 Suspected cases of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF), Including 15 deaths (case-fatality rate 19.4%) Were reported about from Pakistan. So far, 48 cases of These Have Been reported about laboratory-confirmed. The laboratory tests Have Been Performed at the National Institute of Health in Islamabad.
http://www.emro.who.int/fr/surveilla...an-update.html

EMRO Weekly Epidemiological Monitor

1. Crimean–Congo haemorrhagic fever in Pakistan,Volume 5 Issue 33 Sunday 12 August 2012
http://applications.emro.who.int/dsa..._2012_5_33.pdf

2. Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in Pakistan Volume 6 Issue 13 Sunday 31 March 2013
http://applications.emro.who.int/dsa..._2013_6_13.pdf
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Editorial note
Since it was recognized for the first time in Pakistan in 1976, there have been a biannual surge of CCHF cases in the country. Cases usually appear between March and May and again between August and October. Furthermore, it has been shown that the disease is more prevalent in specific areas of Balochistan.

3. CCHF continues to claim lives in Pakistan Weekly Epidemiological Monitor, Volume 6, Issue 40, 06 October 2013
http://applications.emro.who.int/dsa..._2013_6_40.pdf
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Update on outbreaks in the Eastern Mediterranean Region Volume 6 Issue 40 Sunday 06 October 2013
The current outbreak of CCHF in Pakistan could well be the worst in its history given the size and scale of the outbreak as well as the geographic distribution of cases.

Also see
NaTHNaC | Outbreak Surveillance: Country Information
http://www.nathnac.org/CountrySearch...MALINDICATOR=2

Disease Report
http://www.nathnac.org/DiseaseReport...false&AREAID=0

Note EMRO hyperlinks are not working !
see WHO EMRO | Meeting reports | Surveillance, forecasting and response
http://www.emro.who.int/surveillance-forecasting-response/meeting-reports/