Assessment of Recombination in the S-segment Genome of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus in Iran

• Main Authors: Sadegh Chinikar (Author), Nariman Shah-Hosseini (Author), Saeid Bouzari (Author), MohammadAli Shokrgozar (Author), Ehsan Mostafavi (Author), Tahmineh Jalali (Author), Sahar Khakifirouz (Author), Martin H Groschup (Author), Matthias Niedrig (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2016-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus (CCHFV) belongs to genus Nairovirus and family Bunyaviridae. The main aim of this study was to investigate the extent of recombination in S-segment genome of CCHFV in Iran. Methods: Samples were isolated from Iranian patients and those available in G...