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Kyasanur Forest Disease Virus Infection in Mice Is Associated with Higher Morbidity and Mortality than Infection with the Closely Related Alkhurma Hemorrhagic Fever Virus

BACKGROUND: Kyasanur Forest disease virus (KFDV) and Alkhurma hemorrhagic fever virus (AHFV) are closely related members of the Flavivirus genus and are important causes of human disease in India and the Arabian Peninsula, respectively. Despite high genetic similarity, the viruses have distinctly di...

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Autores principales: Dodd, Kimberly A., Bird, Brian H., Jones, Megan E. B., Nichol, Stuart T., Spiropoulou, Christina F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4065072/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24950196
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0100301