First Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever outbreak in India

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 585-589

  Patel, Atul K ^a   Patel, Ketan K ^a   Mehta, Minesh ^b   Parikh, Tejas M ^b   Toshniwal, Harsh ^c   Patel, Kamlesh ^d  

^a Infectious Diseases Clinic   (India)

^b Shalby Hospital   (India)

^c Infectious Disease and tropical medicine clinic   (India)

^d Sterling Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CRIMEAN CONGO HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; EPIDEMIC; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; NAIRO VIRUS;

ADULT; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER VIRUS, CRIMEAN-CONGO; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, CRIMEAN; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE;

EID: 80052666189     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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