Alkhurma Hemorrhagic Fever in Travelers Returning from Egypt, 2010.

Authors :: Carletti, Fabrizio
Castilletti, Concetta
Di Caro, Antonino
Capobianchi, Maria R.
Nisii, Carla
Suter, Fredy
Rizzi, Marco
Tebaldi, Alessandra
Goglio, Antonio
Tosi, Cristiana Passerini
Ippolito, Giuseppe
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases; Dec2010, Vol. 16 Issue 12, p1979-1982, 4p, 2 Diagrams
Publication Year :: 2010
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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]