Genetic Diversity of Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Strains from Iran

Background: Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) is a member of the Bunyaviridae family and Nairovirus genus. It has a negative-sense, single stranded RNA genome approximately 19.2 kb, containing the Small, Medium, and Large segments. CCHFVs are relatively divergent in their genome sequence...

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Main Authors: Sadegh Chinikar, Saeid Bouzari, Mohammad Ali Shokrgozar, Ehsan Mostafavi, Tahmineh Jalali, Sahar Khakifirouz, Norbert Nowotny, Anthony R. Fooks, Nariman Shah-Hosseini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2016-05-01
Series:Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases
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Online Access:https://jad.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jad/article/view/142