Abstract
We report the epidemiologic characteristics of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in Bulgaria, as well as the first genetic characterization of the virus strains circulating in the country in 2002 to 2003 that caused disease in humans.
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Animals
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Bulgaria / epidemiology
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Child
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Female
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Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Crimean-Congo / classification
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Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Crimean-Congo / genetics
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Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Crimean-Congo / isolation & purification
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Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean / epidemiology*
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Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean / virology
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Phylogeny
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Ticks / virology