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haemorrhagic fever

British

noun

any of a group of fevers, such as Ebola virus disease and yellow fever, characterized by internal bleeding or bleeding into the skin

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The discovery is an important step towards developing drugs for Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever, according to Ali Mirazimi, adjunct professor at the Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, and one of the researchers behind the study.

From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2024

In captive-primate facilities, these viruses have led to outbreaks that cause haemorrhagic fever and death.

From Scientific American • Nov. 21, 2022

Authorities have been struggling to contain the highly infectious and deadly haemorrhagic fever since the epidemic was declared on Sept. 20.

From Reuters • Nov. 13, 2022

State media have been reporting this week that Xi'an is facing a "dual epidemic" as there have been "several reported cases of haemorrhagic fever, a natural epidemic disease with a high fatality rate".

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2021

These data can be used in conjunction with epidemiological information to test retrospectively the effectiveness of control measures, and provides an unprecedented window into the evolution of an ongoing viral haemorrhagic fever outbreak.

From Nature • Jun. 16, 2015

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