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Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever

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2014

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English

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Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a fatal viral infection described in parts of Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East and causes severe diseases in humans, with the reported mortality rate of 3-30%. The disease is caused by Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus. The virus is an enveloped, segmented, negative-strand RNA virus, and a member of the Nairovirus genus of the Bunyaviridae family.

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Emerging Infectious Diseases: Clinical Case Studies

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Elsevier

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Infectious diseases

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