Alkhurma hemorrhagic fever in travelers returning from Egypt, 2010.

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Address: Lazzaro Spallanzani National Institute for Infectious Diseases, Rome, Italy.
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Free Text: Alkhurma hemorrhagic fever in travelers returning from Egypt, 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.

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