Clinical and molecular epidemiology of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in Oman.

• Main Authors: Seif S Al-Abri (Author), Roger Hewson (Author), Hanan Al-Kindi (Author), Idris Al-Abaidani (Author), Amina Al-Jardani (Author), Amal Al-Maani (Author), Samira Almahrouqi (Author), Barry Atkinson (Author), Adil Al-Wahaibi (Author), Bader Al-Rawahi (Author), Shyam Bawikar (Author), Nicholas J Beeching (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a serious disease with a high fatality rate reported in many countries. The first case of CCHF in Oman was detected in 1995 and serosurveys have suggested widespread infection of humans and livestock throughout the country.<...