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Alkhurma Hemorrhagic Fever in Travelers Returning from Egypt, 2010

Fabrizio Carletti, Concetta Castilletti, Antonino Di, Maria Rosaria Capobianchi, Carla Nisii, Fredy Suter, Marco Rizzi, Alessandra Tebaldi, Antonio Goglio, C Tosi,

Emerging infectious diseases · 2010 · 79 citations · 9 references

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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.

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