Low Diversity of Alkhurma Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Saudi Arabia, 1994–1999

Alkhurma hemorrhagic fever virus (genus Flavivirus, AHFV) was recently identified as the agent of a viral hemorrhagic fever in Saudi Arabia and characterized serologically and genetically as a variant genotype of Kyasanur Forest disease virus (KFDV). Since viral diagnosis and vaccine development may...

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Main Authors: Charrel, Rémi N., Zaki, Ali Mohamed, Fakeeh, Mazen, Yousef, Amany Ibrahim, de Chesse, Reine, Attoui, Houssam, de Lamballerie, Xavier
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3320364/