Nosocomial outbreak of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, Sudan.

ABSTRACT: To confirm the presence of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in Sudan, we tested serum of 8 patients with hemorrhagic fever in a rural hospital in 2008. Reverse transcription-PCR identified Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus. Its identification as group III lineage indicated links to virus strains from South Africa, Mauritania, and Nigeria.

SUBMITTER: Aradaib IE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2954009 | biostudies-literature | 2010 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature