Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever treated with ribavirin in a pregnant woman

J Infect. 2009 Oct;59(4):281-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2009.08.004. Epub 2009 Aug 19.

Abstract

We report a case of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) infection in a 36-week pregnant woman. She was treated with ribavirin. She did not transmit the disease to her baby. Her baby was the first known to survive being delivered by a woman with CCHF. The initialization of ribavirin treatment probably resulted in the survival of the mother and her baby.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Female
  • Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean / drug therapy*
  • Humans
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / drug therapy*
  • Ribavirin / therapeutic use*
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Antiviral Agents
  • Ribavirin