International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume 13, Issue 3 , Pages e105-e107 , May 2009

A case of nosocomial transmission of Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever from patient to patient

Received 15 July 2008 ,Revised 29 July 2008 ,Accepted 6 August 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2008.08.002

International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume 13, Issue 3 , Pages e105-e107 , May 2009

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