Alkhurma hemorrhagic fever in travelers returning from Egypt, 2010

Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Dec;16(12):1979-82. doi: 10.3201/eid1612.101092.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Base Sequence
  • Bites and Stings
  • Egypt
  • Encephalitis Viruses, Tick-Borne / classification*
  • Encephalitis Viruses, Tick-Borne / genetics
  • Encephalitis Viruses, Tick-Borne / isolation & purification
  • Humans
  • Italy
  • Kyasanur Forest Disease / diagnosis*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Phylogeny
  • Risk Factors
  • Travel
  • Viral Nonstructural Proteins / genetics

Substances

  • NS5 protein, flavivirus
  • Viral Nonstructural Proteins

Associated data

  • GENBANK/HM629507
  • GENBANK/HM629508