International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume 14 , Pages e213-e216 , September 2010

A newly identified Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus strain in Turkey

  • Murat Elevli

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Haseki Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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  • Ayse Ayaz Ozkul

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Haseki Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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  • Mahmut Civilibal

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Haseki Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +90 212 6330077; fax: +90 212 6326832.
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  • Kenan Midilli

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey
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  • Aysen Gargili

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey
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  • Nilgun Selcuk Duru

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Haseki Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

Received 20 January 2009 ,Revised 13 July 2009 ,Accepted 16 July 2009.

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PII: S1201-9712(09)00329-4

doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2009.07.017

International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume 14 , Pages e213-e216 , September 2010

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