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Genetic diversity and phylogenetic analysis of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever viruses circulating in Pakistan during 2019.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Jun 2020
Umair Massab, Khurshid Adnan, Alam Muhammad Masroor, Akhtar Ribqa, Salman Muhammad, Ikram Aamer
Abstract excerpt
Being an endemic country for Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF), this study aimed to explore the genetic diversity of CCHF virus (CCHFV) detected in Pakistan during 2019. Serum samples from patients with clinical signs of hemorrhagic fever attending tertiary care hospitals in Pakistan were tested for CCHFV RNA using real-time PCR at Department of Virology, National Institute of Health. The partial S-gene...
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