Re-emergence of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus in Central Africa.

• Main Authors: Gilda Grard (Author), Jan Felix Drexler (Author), Joseph Fair (Author), Jean-Jacques Muyembe (Author), Nathan D Wolfe (Author), Christian Drosten (Author), Eric M Leroy (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2011-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a severe tick-borne disease well recognized through Europe and Asia where diagnostic tests and medical surveillance are available. However, it is largely neglected in Africa, especially in the tropical rainforest of Central Africa where only sporadic human c...