Abstract
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (C-CHFV) strains were isolated from a fatal case and the attending physician in Kosovo, Yugoslavia. Early, rapid diagnosis of the disease was achieved by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. The physician was successfully treated with oral ribavirin. These cases yielded the first genetically studied C-CHFV human isolates in the Balkans.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use
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Female
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Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Crimean-Congo / genetics*
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Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Crimean-Congo / isolation & purification*
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Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean / drug therapy*
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Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean / virology*
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Humans
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Male
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Phylogeny
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Precipitin Tests
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RNA, Viral / genetics
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Ribavirin / therapeutic use
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Yugoslavia
Substances
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Antiviral Agents
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RNA, Viral
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Ribavirin