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Multiple Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus strains are associated with disease outbreaks in Sudan, 2008-2009.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Jan 2011
Aradaib Imadeldin E, Erickson Bobbie R, Karsany Mubarak S, Khristova Marina L, Elageb Rehab M, Mohamed Mohamed E H, Nichol Stuart T
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) activity has recently been detected in the Kordufan region of Sudan. Since 2008, several sporadic cases and nosocomial outbreaks associated with high case-fatality have been reported in villages and rural hospitals in the region. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: In the present study, we describe a cluster of cases occurring in June 2009 in Dunkop village, Abyei District,...
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