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Genetic characterization of the M RNA segment of Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever virus strains, China.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Jan 2002
Papa Anna, Ma Benjiang, Kouidou Sophie, Tang Qing, Hang Changshou, Antoniadis Antonis
Abstract excerpt
We report the genetic characterization of the M RNA segment of Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV). Two CCHFV strains isolated in Xinjiang Province, a region endemic for CCHF in northwestern China, were studied. These strains, designated BA66019 and BA8402, were isolated in 1965 and 1984 from a CCHF patient and Hyalomma ticks, respectively. Viral RNA was extracted from suckling mouse brains infected...
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