A global compendium of human Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus occurrence
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A global compendium of human Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus occurrence
In order to map global disease risk, a geographic database of human Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) occurrence was produced by surveying peer-reviewed literature and case reports, as well as informal online sources. Here we present this database, comprising occurrence data linked to geographic point or polygon locations dating from 1953 to 2013. We fully describe all data collect...
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[No Abstract] To the editor: In a recent publication entitle “Surveillance of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever in Pakistan” published in “The Lancet Infectious Diseases”, the authors claimed that before the Eid al-Adha, Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF)-livestock infected are imported from Iran and Afghanistan to Baluchistan province of Pakistan and then tran...
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عنوان ژورنال: Scientific Data
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2052-4463
DOI: 10.1038/sdata.2015.16