Infectious Diseases Department, School of Medicine, Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Infectious Diseases Department, School of Medicine, Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Int J Infect Dis. 2014 Sep;26:44-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2014.04.005. Epub 2014 Jun 16.
There are limited sources describing the global burden of emerging diseases. We reviewed the Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) infections reported by ProMED and assessed the reliability of the data retrieved compared to published reports. We evaluated the effectiveness of ProMED as a source of epidemiological data by focusing on CCHFV infections.
Using the keywords "Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever" and "Crimean Congo" in the ProMED search engine, we reviewed all the information about the news and harvested data using a structured form, including year, country, gender, occupation, the number of infected individuals, and the number of fatal cases.
We identified 383 entries reported between January 1998 and October 2013. A total 3426 infected cases were reported, with 451 fatal cases, giving an overall case fatality rate (CFR) of 13%. Out of 144 cases for which the gender was reported, 97 (67%) were male. Most of the cases were reported from Turkey, followed by Russia, Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan.
Case reporting systems such as ProMED are useful to gather information and synthesize knowledge on the emerging infections. Although certain areas need to be improved, ProMED provided good information about Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever.
关于新发传染病全球负担的资料来源有限。我们查阅了 ProMED 报告的克里米亚-刚果出血热病毒（CCHFV）感染病例，并评估了与已发表报告相比检索到的数据的可靠性。我们通过重点关注 CCHFV 感染，评估了 ProMED 作为流行病学资料来源的有效性。
在 ProMED 搜索引擎中使用“克里米亚-刚果出血热”和“克里米亚-刚果”这两个关键词，我们查阅了有关新闻的所有信息，并使用结构化表格形式采集数据，包括年份、国家、性别、职业、感染人数和死亡人数。
我们发现，1998 年 1 月至 2013 年 10 月期间共报告了 383 例病例。共报告了 3426 例感染病例，其中 451 例死亡，总病死率（CFR）为 13%。在报告了性别信息的 144 例病例中，男性 97 例（67%）。大多数病例来自土耳其，其次是俄罗斯、伊朗、巴基斯坦和阿富汗。
病例报告系统（如 ProMED）可用于收集信息并综合新兴传染病的知识。虽然某些方面需要改进，但 ProMED 提供了有关克里米亚-刚果出血热的良好信息。
