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Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus
MICROBIOLOGY
- Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) virus is a member of the Bunyavirales family, orthonairovirus genus of the family Nairoviridae of RNA viruses.
- Genotypes I, II, III (African)
- Genotype IV (Asian)
- Genotypes V, VI (European)
- The virus is generally in an enzootic cycle between asymptomatic animals and ticks (the vector).
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Last updated: January 11, 2023
Citation
Auwaerter, Paul G. "Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2023. Johns Hopkins Guides, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540694/0/Crimean_Congo_Hemorrhagic_Fever_Virus.
Auwaerter PG. Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2023. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540694/0/Crimean_Congo_Hemorrhagic_Fever_Virus. Accessed November 4, 2025.
Auwaerter, P. G. (2023). Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540694/0/Crimean_Congo_Hemorrhagic_Fever_Virus
Auwaerter PG. Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2023. [cited 2025 November 04]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540694/0/Crimean_Congo_Hemorrhagic_Fever_Virus.
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