Journal of Clinical Virology
Volume 35, Issue 2 , Pages 154-159 , February 2006

Evaluation of a Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus recombinant antigen expressed by Semliki Forest suicide virus for IgM and IgG antibody detection in human and animal sera collected in Iran

  • S. Garcia

      Affiliations

    • Unité de génétique moléculaire des Bunyaviridés, Institut Pasteur, 25 rue du Dr Roux, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France
    • Laboratoire de virologie, CRSSA Emile Pardé, Grenoble, France
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  • S. Chinikar

      Affiliations

    • Arboviruses and Hemorrhagic Fever National Laboratory, Institut Pasteur, Tehran, Iran
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  • D. Coudrier

      Affiliations

    • Unité de génétique moléculaire des Bunyaviridés, Institut Pasteur, 25 rue du Dr Roux, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France
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  • A. Billecocq

      Affiliations

    • Unité de génétique moléculaire des Bunyaviridés, Institut Pasteur, 25 rue du Dr Roux, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France
    • ,
  • B. Hooshmand

      Affiliations

    • Center for Disease Control, Ministry of Health, Iran
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  • J.M. Crance

      Affiliations

    • Laboratoire de virologie, CRSSA Emile Pardé, Grenoble, France
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  • D. Garin

      Affiliations

    • Laboratoire de virologie, CRSSA Emile Pardé, Grenoble, France
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  • M. Bouloy

      Affiliations

    • Unité de génétique moléculaire des Bunyaviridés, Institut Pasteur, 25 rue du Dr Roux, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +33 140 613157; fax: +33 140 613151.

Received 22 July 2004 ,Revised 1 October 2004 ,Accepted 1 February 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2005.02.016

Journal of Clinical Virology
Volume 35, Issue 2 , Pages 154-159 , February 2006

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