Thogotovirus (Bourbon virus)
Kosoy et al. Novel Thogotovirus Associated with Febrile Illness and Death, United States, 2014. US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Emerging Infectious Diseases. Volume 21, Number 5 – May 2015.
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