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A new strain of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus isolated from Xinjiang, China.
Virologica Sinica - 1 Feb 2017
Guo Rong, Shen Shu, Zhang Yanfang, Shi Junming, Su Zhengyuan, Liu Dan, Liu Jinliang, Yang Juan, Wang Qiguo, Hu Zhihong, Zhang Yujiang, Deng Fei
Abstract excerpt
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) is a highly pathogenic tick-borne virus with a fatality rate of up to 50% in humans. CCHFV is widely distributed in countries around the world. Outbreaks of CCHFV infection in humans have occurred in prior years in Xinjiang Province, China. Epidemiological surveys have detected CCHFV RNA in ticks and animals; however, few isolates were identified. In this study, we...
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