Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in Bulgaria.
We report the epidemiologic characteristics of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in Bulgaria, as well as the first genetic characterization of the virus strains circulating in the country in 2002 to 2003 that caused disease in humans.
Papa
Anna
A
WHO Collaborating Center for Reference and Research on Arboviruses and Haemorrhagic Fever Viruses at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece. annap@med.auth.gr
Christova
Iva
I
Papadimitriou
Evangelia
E
Antoniadis
Antonis
A
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D002031:Bulgaria / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D003225:Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Crimean-Congo / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006479:Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010802:Phylogeny; D013987:Ticks / Q000821:virology