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Lack of genetic diversity in Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever viruses in Turkey: assessment of present and future patterns of disease.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Mar 2012
Kalaycioglu Atila T, Durmaz Riza, Uyar Yavuz, Unaldi Ozlem, Aksekili Ertugrul, Ozkul Aykut, Korukluoglu Gulay, Ertek Mustafa
Abstract excerpt
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a tick-borne zoonosis which is common in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, and the Balkan Peninsula. CCHF has been reported in Turkey with high frequency since 2002. The aim of the present study was to investigate the genetic diversity and genetic relationship between CCHF virus (CCHFV) isolates derived from infected patients over a 2-year period (2009 and 2010) in several...
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