Life-Threatening Sochi Virus Infections, Russia
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چکیده
Sochi virus was recently identified as a new hantavirus genotype carried by the Black Sea field mouse, Apodemus ponticus. We evaluated 62 patients in Russia with Sochi virus infection. Most clinical cases were severe, and the case-fatality rate was as high as 14.5%.
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دوره 21 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2015