Investigation of an isolated case of human Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever in Central Uganda, 2015

Investigation of an isolated case of human Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever in Central Uganda, 2015

Background: Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is the most geographically widespread tick-borne viral infection. Outbreaks of CCHF in sub-Saharan Africa are largely undetected and thus under-reported. On November 9, 2015, the National Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Laboratory at the Uganda Virus Resear...

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Main Authors: Stephen Balinandi, Ketan Patel, Joseph Ojwang, Jackson Kyondo, Sophia Mulei, Alex Tumusiime, Bernard Lubwama, Luke Nyakarahuka, John D. Klena, Julius Lutwama, Ute Strӧher, Stuart T. Nichol, Trevor R. Shoemaker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-03-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971218300146

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