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...
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 |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-03-01
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Series: | International Journal of Infectious Diseases |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971218300146 |
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