Molecular detection of PCR, virus isolation, serologic testing
Prevention
Tick repellents, limit contact with animals
Treatment
Supportive therapy, monitoring of blood pressure and oxygen status
Alkhurma virus (ALKV) (Arabic: فيروس الخرمة) is a zoonotic virus of the Flaviviridae virus family (class IV). ALKV causes Alkhurma hemorrhagic fever (AHF), or alternatively termed as Alkhurma hemorrhagic fever virus, and is mainly based in Saudi Arabia.[3][4]
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