Dynamics of specific IgM and IgG antibodies in patients with Crimean Hemorrhagic Congo Fever

Abstract

338 blood sera from 254 CCHF patients residing in the south endemical areas of the Russian Federation during 2003-2010 were examined with the use of ELISA-IgM (MAC-ELISA) and ELISA-IgG methods. The dynamics of specific antibodies for a month from the beginning of the disease including patients with different clinical forms of CCHF, cases of different ages, males and females has been investigated.