Alkhurma virus

Alkhurma hemorrhagic fever (AHF)
Other namesAlkhurma hemorrhagic fever virus (AHFV)[1]
SpecialtyInfectious disease (medical specialty)
SymptomsMild symptoms: Fever, chills, headache, vomiting
Severe symptoms: Epistaxis, purpura, leukopenia
ComplicationsThrombocytopenia, meningoencephalitis[2]
CausesAlkhurma virus
Diagnostic methodMolecular detection of PCR, virus isolation, serologic testing
PreventionTick repellents, limit contact with animals
TreatmentSupportive therapy, monitoring of blood pressure and oxygen status

Alkhurma virus (ALKV) (Arabic: فيروس الخرمة) is a zoonotic virus of the Flaviviridae virus family (class IV). ALKV causes Alkhurma hemorrhagic fever (AHF), or alternatively termed as Alkhurma hemorrhagic fever virus, and is mainly based in Saudi Arabia.[3][4]

  1. ^ Tambo, Ernest; El-Dessouky, Ashraf (27 September 2018). "Defeating re-emerging Alkhurma hemorrhagic fever virus outbreak in Saudi Arabia and worldwide". PLOS Negl Trop Dis. 12 (9): e0006707. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0006707. PMC 6159858. PMID 30260960.
  2. ^ "Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus Complex Fact Sheet" (PDF). aaBB. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Alkhurma Hemorrhagic Fever (AHF)" (PDF). CDC. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Tick-borne Encephalitis (TBE)". Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. US Government. Retrieved 16 January 2019.