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Emerging Infectious Diseases
Research results from Z. Lu and co-authors update knowledge of emerging infectious diseases
March 31st, 2009
According to recent research published in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, "In 2006, Tahyna virus was isolated from Culex spp. mosquitoes collected in Xinjiang, People's Republic of China." "In 2007, to determine whether this virus was infecting humans, we tested serum from febrile patients," wrote Z. Lu and colleagues. The researchers concluded: "We found immunoglobulin (Ig) M and IgG against the virus, which suggests human infection in this region." Lu and colleagues published their study in Emerging Infectious Diseases (Tahyna Virus and Human Infection, China. Emerging Infectious Diseases,...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-03-31)
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