Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever: exceptional epidemic of viral hemorrhagic fever in Turkey
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Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever in Turkey
In 2002 and 2003, a total of 19 persons in Turkey had suspected cases of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) or a similar viral infection. Six serum samples were tested; all six were found positive for immunoglobulin M antibodies against CCHF virus. Two of the samples yielded CCHF virus isolates. Genetic analysis of the virus isolates showed them to be closely related to isolates from former...
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عنوان ژورنال: Future Virology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1746-0794,1746-0808
DOI: 10.2217/17460794.3.4.303