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Colorized scanning electron micrograph of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) virus particles

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Colorized scanning electron micrograph of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) virus particles

On the Cover

Colorized scanning electron micrograph of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) virus particles (purple) budding from the surface of cultured epithelial cells from a patient. Captured at NIAID’s Rocky Mountain Laboratories (RML) in Hamilton, Montana.

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