Electron microscopic demonstration of Crimean hemorrhagic fever virus in CV-1 cells.

Crimean hemorrhagic fever (CHF) virus was detected by electron microscopy in ultrathin sections of CV-1 cells. The virus particles appeared spherical or oval and occurred both intra- and extracellularly. Based on their size and density of their contents, two types of virions, probably representing different phases of the reproduction cycle of CHF virus, could be distinguished.