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New focus of Kyasanur Forest disease virus activity in a tribal area in Kerala, India, 2014
BACKGROUND: Kyasanur Forest disease (KFD) is a febrile illness characterized by hemorrhages, and is reported endemic in the Shimoga district in Karnataka state, India. It is caused by the KFD virus (KFDV) of the family Flaviviridae, and is transmitted to monkeys and humans by Haemaphysalis ticks. FI...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4351674/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25750730 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40249-015-0044-2 |