First international external quality assessment of molecular detection of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus.

• Main Authors: Camille Escadafal (Author), Stephan Olschläger (Author), Tatjana Avšič-Županc (Author), Anna Papa (Author), Jessica Vanhomwegen (Author), Roman Wölfel (Author), Ali Mirazimi (Author), Anette Teichmann (Author), Oliver Donoso-Mantke (Author), Matthias Niedrig (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a zoonosis caused by a Nairovirus of the family Bunyaviridae. Infection is transmitted to humans mostly by Hyalomma ticks and also by direct contact with the blood or tissues of infected humans or viremic livestock. Clinical features usually include a rapid...