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  • Title: [Serologic verification of epidemic hemorrhagic fever during the lifting of the blockade in Sarajevo].
    Author: Beslagić E, Cengić D, Beslagić R, Hamzić S.
    Journal: Med Arh; 1996; 50(3-4):89-91. PubMed ID: 9601761.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVES: After four years of Sarajevo siege, the deblocade started on July 1995. Many soldiers involved in the deblocade developed a clinical symptoms of hemorrhagic fever indicating a possible epidemic. METHODS: Suspected patients were treated in the war hospital Igman-Fojnica. Blood samples of all the patients were processed on IgM and IgG antibodies with ELISA test, using "the double sandwich" technique. RESULTS: IgM and IgG were performed on Puumala (PVV), Hantaan (HTN) and Dobrava antigens. 38 out of 45 treated serums had high antibody titres. Sera of 28 patients had high titres of specific IgM antibodies on Hantaan antigen (12,800). A ten patients had a same titre level for specific antibodies of Puumala antigen. A 20 patients had specific IgG antibodies on Dobrava antigen with the titre 400. Our results confirmed the epidemic for which were responsible two serotypes of HFRS-PVV and HTN. They also proved the existence of a new serotypes appearing for the first time in Sarajevo region. This epidemic confirms that BiH especially Sarajevo region are among the biggest epidemic areas of HFRS in Europa.
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