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This standard reference book deals with the diagnosis, treatment, control, and prevention of the hemorrhagic fevers which have at-tracted attention throughout the world because of their severity, high death rate, and their danger to medical and nursing personnel. In Africa they include the recently recognized Lassa fever, Marburg and Ebola virus diseases as well as yellow fever, feared for cen-turies, and Rift Valley fever.In South America where yellow fever still occurs, Junin and Machupo viruses, related to Lassa virus, cause Argentinian and Bolivian hemorrhagic fevers, respectively.Dengue, Korean, Omsk, and Kyasanur hemorrhagic fevers are ex-amples of these conditions occurring in Asia.Crimean-Congo hem-orrhagic fever occurs widely in South Eastern Europe, Asia, and Africa.Rickettsial infections are often complicated by hemorrhagic states.Each chapter is written by a well-known authority and is well illustrated. ... Read more

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Simian hemorrhagic fever is an acutely fatal disease of Asian macaques. It is caused by simian hemorrhagic fever virus (SHFV), which is currently classified as an arterivirus in the family Arteriviridae, order Nidovirales. In contrast to its closest relatives, the arterviruses equine arteritis virus, lactate dehydrogenase-elevating virus, and porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome virus, SHFV is almost completely uncharacterized. Thus far, SHFV has never been isolated from wild animals, and all outbreaks have occurred within primate-holding facilities. Recently, scientific interest in simian hemorrhagic fever has increased in the biodefense community because the disease closely resembles viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHFs) caused by certain arena-, bunya-, flavi-, and filovirids. In contrast to these viruses, SHFV does not cause disease in humans, is not listed as a Select Agent or an NIAID Priority Pathogen, and can be handled in standard (A)BSL-2 laboratory environments.SHFV may therefore be a valuable tool for developing nonhuman primate models for VHF, which may not only allow for the better characterization of VHF pathogenesis and the testing of general anti-VHF pharmaceuticals, but may also be used as a training tool for new maximum-containment facilities in regards to safety testing of infrastructure and standard operation procedures. This review summarizes the scientific knowledge on SHFV and the disease it causes. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Emerging Infectious Diseases, published by U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases on October 1, 2010. The length of the article is 1838 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Mortality rate patterns for hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome caused by Puumala virus.(DISPATCHES)(Report)
Author: Marika Hjertqvist
Publication: Emerging Infectious Diseases (Magazine/Journal)
Date: October 1, 2010
Publisher: U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases
Volume: 16Issue: 10Page: 1584(3)

Article Type: Report

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This digital document is an article from Emerging Infectious Diseases, published by U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases on March 1, 2009. The length of the article is 2432 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus in high-risk population, Turkey.(DISPATCHES)
Author: Turabi Gunes
Publication: Emerging Infectious Diseases (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 1, 2009
Publisher: U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases
Volume: 15Issue: 3Page: 461(4)

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