Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in Pakistan

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1004-1006

  Rai, Mohammad A ^a   Khanani, Mohammad R ^b   Warraich, Haider J ^a   Hayat, Abbas ^c   Ali, Syed H ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b DOW UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

^c Rawalpindi General Hospital   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Case report; Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever; Livestock; Pakistan

Indexed keywords

RIBAVIRIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ECHOGRAPHY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; NAIRO VIRUS; PLASMA TRANSFUSION; RESUSCITATION; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; VIRUS HEMORRHAGIC FEVER;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FATAL OUTCOME; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, CRIMEAN; HUMANS; MALE; PAKISTAN; RIBAVIRIN;

ANIMALIA; IXODIDA;

EID: 43249116964     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.21159     Document Type: Article

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