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SUBMITTER: Midilli K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1905914 | biostudies-literature | 2007
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
BMC infectious diseases 20070606
We described a series of imported cases of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) in Istanbul and investigated the genetic diversity of the virus. All the suspected cases of CCHF, who were applied to the health centers in Istanbul, were screened for CCHF virus (CCHFv) infection by using semi-nested Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) following RT-PCR. Simultaneous blood samples were also sent to the national reference laboratory in Ankara for serologic investigation. In 10 out of 91 patients, CCHFv ...[more]