Alkhurma Hemorrhagic Fever in Travelers Returning from Egypt, 2010

Carletti, Fabrizio; Castilletti, Concetta; Di Caro, Antonino; Capobianchi, Maria R.; Nisii, Carla; Suter, Fredy; Rizzi, Marco; Tebaldi, Alessandra; Goglio, Antonio; Tosi, Cristiana Passerini; Ippolito, Giuseppe

doi:10.3201/eid1612.101092

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Alkhurma Hemorrhagic Fever in Travelers Returning from Egypt, 2010

Published Date:

Dec 2010

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Emerg Infect Dis. 16(12):1979-1982.

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Carletti, Fabrizio ; Castilletti, Concetta ; Di Caro, Antonino ; Capobianchi, Maria R. ; Nisii, Carla ; ... More ▼

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Two travelers returning to Italy from southern Egypt were hospitalized with a fever of unknown origin. Test results showed infection with Alkhurma virus. The geographic distribution of this virus could be broader than previously thought.

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