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- Title
The Risk of Nosocomial Transmission of Rift Valley Fever.
- Authors
Al-Hamdan, Nasser A.; Panackal, Anil A.; Al Bassam, Tami H.; Alrabea, Abdullah; Al Hazmi, Mohammed; Al Mazroa, Yagoub; Al Jefri, Mohammed; Khan, Ali S.; Ksiazek, Thomas G.
- Abstract
In 2000, we investigated the Rift Valley fever (RVF) outbreak on the Arabian Peninsula—the first outside Africa—and the risk of nosocomial transmission. In a cross-sectional design, during the peak of the epidemic at its epicenter, we found four (0.6%) of 703 healthcare workers (HCWs) IgM seropositive but all with only community-associated exposures. Standard precautions are sufficient for HCWs exposed to known RVF patients, in contrast to other viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHF) such as Ebola virus disease (EVD) in which the route of transmission differs. Suspected VHF in which the etiology is uncertain should be initially managed with the most cautious infection control measures.
- Subjects
RIFT Valley fever; NOSOCOMIAL infections; ARBOVIRUS diseases; HEMORRHAGIC fever; VIRAL hepatitis
- Publication
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2015, Vol 9, Issue 12, p1
- ISSN
1935-2727
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pntd.0004314