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The first clinical case due to AP92 like strain of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever virus and a field survey.
BMC infectious diseases - 10 Jun 2009
Midilli Kenan, Gargili Ayşen, Ergonul Onder, Elevli Murat, Ergin Sevgi, Turan Nesrin, Sengöz Gönül, Ozturk Recep, Bakar Mehmet
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) is a fatal infection, but no clinical case due to AP92 strain was reported. We described the first clinical case due to AP92 like CCHFV. METHODS: A case infected by a AP92 like CCHFV was detected in Balkanian part of Turkey. Diagnosis was confirmed by RT-PCR and sequencing. A human serologic and tick survey studies were performed in the region, where the case...
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