Omsk hemorrhagic fever

Omsk hemorrhagic fever
SpecialtyInfectious disease

Omsk hemorrhagic fever is a viral hemorrhagic fever caused by a Flavivirus.[1]

It was found in Siberia[2] and was named for an outbreak in the city of Omsk. First records of the new virus appeared around 1940–1943.

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  2. ^ Lin D, Li L, Dick D, et al. (August 2003). "Analysis of the complete genome of the tick-borne flavivirus Omsk hemorrhagic fever virus". Virology. 313 (1): 81–90. doi:10.1016/S0042-6822(03)00246-0. PMID 12951023.