Alkhurma Hemorrhagic Fever in Humans, Najran, Saudi Arabia

Alkhurma Hemorrhagic Fever in Humans, Najran, Saudi Arabia

Alkhurma virus is a flavivirus, discovered in 1994 in a person who died of hemorrhagic fever after slaughtering a sheep from the city of Alkhurma, Saudi Arabia. Since then, several cases of Alkhurma hemorrhagic fever (ALKHF), with fatality rates up to 25%, have been documented. From January 1, 2006,...

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Main Authors: Abdullah G. Alzahrani, Hassan M. Al Shaiban, Mohammad A. Al Mazroa, Osama Al-Hayani, Adam MacNeil, Pierre E. Rollin, Ziad A. Memish
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Alkhurma virus
Alkhurma hemorrhagic fever
Flavivirus
Saudi Arabia
hemorrhagic fever
tickborne
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/12/10-0417_article

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