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Isolation, Characterization, and Phylogenetic Analysis of Two New Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Strains from the Northern Region of Xinjiang Province, China.
Virologica Sinica - 1 Feb 2018
Zhang Yanfang, Shen Shu, Fang Yaohui, Liu Jinliang, Su Zhengyuan, Liang Jinhao, Zhang Zhong, Wu Qiaoli, Wang Cheng, Abudurexiti Abulikemu, Hu Zhihong, Zhang Yujiang, Deng Fei
Abstract excerpt
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) caused by the CCHF virus (CCHFV) is a tick-borne natural focal disease with a mortality rate of approximately 50%. CCHFV is widely prevalent in Africa, southern Asia, the Middle East, and southeast Europe. CCHF outbreaks have been reported previously in Xinjiang province, China, especially in its southern region. Epidemiological surveys conducted on ticks and animals have...
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