| Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus | A virus of the genus Nairovirus (family Bunyaviridae) from Africa and the southern USSR, carried by ticks (Hyalomma and Amblyomma) and found in human blood; the cause of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever. (05 Mar 2000) |
|---|---|
| haemorrhagic fever virus, crimean-congo | The type species of nairovirus of the family bunyaviridae isolated from febrile patients in africa. It is primarily transmitted by ticks and causes a severe, often fatal disease in humans. (12 Dec 1998) |
| democratic republic of the congo | A republic in central africa, south of the central african republic and north of angola and zambia. Its name changes bespeak its history: 1885-1908 congo free state, 1908-60 belgian congo, 1960-71 democratic republic of the congo, 1971-97 zaire. It changed its name back to democratic republic of the congo in 1997. The name zaire is an alternate name for the congo river from nzai, a kikongo dialect form of nazdi, river. (12 Dec 1998) |