Human cases of hemorrhagic fever in saudi arabia due to a newly discovered flavivirus, alkhurma hemorrhagic fever virus

Emerging Infections in Asia

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 179-192

  Charrel, Remi N ^a   De Lamballerie, Xavier ^a   Zaki, Ali Mohamed ^b  

^a Aix Marseille University IRD 190 Inserm 1207   (France)

^b Suliman Fakeeh Hospital   (Saudi Arabia)

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EID: 84864583269     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-75722-3_11     Document Type: Chapter

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