Ancient Ancestry of KFDV and AHFV Revealed by Complete Genome Analyses of Viruses Isolated from Ticks and Mammalian Hosts
Alkhurma hemorrhagic fever (AHF) and Kyasanur Forest disease (KFD) viruses both cause serious and sometimes fatal human disease in their respective ranges, Saudi Arabia and India. AHFV was first identified in the mid-1990s and due to its strong genetic similarity to KFDV it has since been considered...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2011
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3186760/ |