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A fatal yellow fever virus infection in China: description and lessons.
Emerging microbes & infections - 13 Jul 2016
Chen Zhihai, Liu Lin, Lv Yanning, Zhang Wei, Li Jiandong, Zhang Yi, Di Tian, Zhang Shuo, Liu Jingyuan, Li Jie, Qu Jing, Hua Wenhao, Li Chuan, Wang Peng, Zhang Quanfu, Xu Yanli, Jiang Rongmeng, Wang Qin, Chen Lijuan, Wang Shiwen, Pang Xinghuo, Liang Mifang, Ma Xuejun, Li Xingwang, Wang Quanyi, Zhang Fujie, Li Dexin
Abstract excerpt
Yellow fever (YF) is a viral disease endemic to the tropical regions of Africa and South America. An outbreak of YF has been occurring in Angola, since the beginning of 2016. In March 2016, a 32-year-old Chinese man who returned from Angola was hospitalized and diagnosed with the first case of imported YF in China. Clinical observations, blood viral RNA detection, serological testing and treatments for the...
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