Crimean-congo hemorrhagic fever in Iraq, 2021–2024: epidemiological and clinical data analysis with proposed severity indicators for resource-constrained settings
Epistaxis and jaundice emerged as pragmatic clinical red-flag indicators of poor outcome, with low platelet count and high viral load supporting risk stratification where available. Very simple, clinically based scores performed comparably to existing complex tools and may facilitate earlier triage and intensified supportive care for high-risk CCHF patients in resource-limited settings.
Authors
- Hanan Hasan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1966-4387)
- Sinan Ghazi Mahdi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9646-1498)
- Riyadh Abdulameer Alhilfi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8147-6040)
- Ghazwan Abdulsalam Baghdadi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4214-7232)
- Raghad Ibrahim Khaleel
- Adnan Khamasi
- Olivia Keiser
- Pierre B.H. Formenty
- Isabella Eckerle
- Ihab Aakef
- Walaa Ismail
Institutions
- University of Geneva (CH)
- Iraqi University (IQ)
- Ministry of Health (IQ)
- World Health Organization (CH)
- World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (EG)
- University Hospital of Geneva (CH)
- Institute for Health Economics and Policy (JP)
- Geneva College (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2026-02-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-026-12759-z
- Primary Topic
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- World Health Organization
- Center for Selective C-H Functionalization, National Science Foundation