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Detection of an imported case of severe Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus in a patient with comorbidities, Dakar, Senegal 2023
2024-03-07
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In July 2023, a diabetic from Mauritania was diagnosed with a severe case of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever at a Dakar region hospital, Senegal. The phylogenetic analysis revealed the new strain as a CCHFV reassortant between Genotype I and III, closely linked to strains from Spain, Mauritania, Senegal and South Africa. Genetic variability of CCHF in West Africa underscores the urgent need for enhanced surveillan...
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- Literature Corpus work
- c7eb0e19-458d-5a14-ab1e-cdbee9965329
- DOI
- 10.1101/2024.03.04.24303091
