key: cord-0792538-ewrutfch
authors: Ahmed, Ali; Tahir, Muhammad Junaid; Siddiqi, Ahsun Rizwan; Dujaili, Juman
title: Potential of Crimean‐Congo Hemorrhagic Fever outbreak during Eid‐Ul‐Adha Islamic festival and COVID‐19 pandemic in Pakistan
date: 2020-07-14
journal: J Med Virol
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.26285
sha: 9c7c2d0e046b2d14988591eb30acea54aaba86a6
doc_id: 792538
cord_uid: ewrutfch

Pakistan's health care system is currently dealing with the worst Coronavirus pandemic, with 221k confirmed cases and 4551 deaths so far, while the country needs to prepare for another significant public health threat from the tropically neglected Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF)1,2 This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

The population of Pakistan is at a very high risk of developing CCHF due to several factors. First, the underdeveloped healthcare system is currently not prepared to face challenges of this nature, and healthcare professionals and medical institutions are not sufficiently equipped to diagnose, manage, and prevent CCHF 11 accurately. Secondly, a significant proportion of the general public is unaware of the spread and control of the vector, and, finally, the lack of quarantine areas and policies to control infection add to the current health crisis. 11, 12 The COVID-19 pandemic has brutally exposed the under-staffed 

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