PMID- 12631941
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20030423
LR  - 20190607
IS  - 1560-7917 (Electronic)
IS  - 1025-496X (Linking)
VI  - 7
IP  - 3
DP  - 2002 Mar
TI  - Viral haemorrhagic fevers in Europe--effective control requires a co-ordinated 
      response.
PG  - 31-2
AB  - Viral haemorrhagic fevers (VHF) have attracted the attention of the medical world 
      and general public for many reasons, some based in reality and more on 
      misinformation. They are amongst the highest profile infections in the public 
      mind, because they are thought to be highly infectious and to kill most of their 
      victims in a dramatic way (1,2). To add to the intrigue, mysteries remain about 
      the source of some of the viruses involved. They emerge and re-emerge in many 
      countries, most recently Ebola in Uganda in 2000 (3) and Gabon in 2001/02 (4), 
      and Congo Crimean Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) in Kosovo (5) and Pakistan in 2001 
      (6). Large outbreaks have affected populations in endemic areas, living mainly in 
      inaccessible areas or refugee camps where living conditions are very difficult. 
      Poorly resourced medical facilities have played a role in amplifying transmission 
      and infection control measures have been difficult or virtually impossible to 
      establish. These viruses are likely to remain a threat until the reservoir is 
      identified and as long as endemic areas are afflicted with ecological change, 
      poverty and social instability. Recent events since September 11 2001 remind us 
      of their potential to be used as weapons, and that fear can present a risk to 
      public health.
FAU - Crowcroft, N S
AU  - Crowcroft NS
AD  - Health Laboratory Service, CDSC, London, United Kingdom.
FAU - Morgan, D
AU  - Morgan D
FAU - Brown, D
AU  - Brown D
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Review
PL  - Sweden
TA  - Euro Surveill
JT  - Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European 
      communicable disease bulletin
JID - 100887452
SB  - IM
MH  - Communicable Disease Control/methods
MH  - Disease Reservoirs
MH  - Europe/epidemiology
MH  - Hemorrhagic Fevers, Viral/*epidemiology/*prevention & control/transmission
MH  - Humans
MH  - Risk Assessment/methods
RF  - 14
EDAT- 2003/03/13 04:00
MHDA- 2003/04/24 05:00
CRDT- 2003/03/13 04:00
PHST- 2003/03/13 04:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2003/04/24 05:00 [medline]
PHST- 2003/03/13 04:00 [entrez]
AID - 343 [pii]
AID - 10.2807/esm.07.03.00343-en [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Euro Surveill. 2002 Mar;7(3):31-2. doi: 10.2807/esm.07.03.00343-en.