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Seroepidemiologic Survey of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus in Logging Communities, Myanmar.

ABSTRACT: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) is endemic in Asia, infecting many animal hosts, but CCHFV has not been reported in Myanmar. We conducted a seroepidemiologic survey of logging communities in Myanmar and found CCHFV exposure was common (9.8%) and exposure to wild animal blood and body fluids was associated with seropositivity.

SUBMITTER: Evans TS

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8153884 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Seroepidemiologic Survey of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus in Logging Communities, Myanmar.

Evans Tierra Smiley TS Myat Theingi Win TW Hom Nang Sarm NS Ricks Keersten Michelle KM Maw Min Thein MT Oo Zaw Min ZM Toe Aung Than AT Aung Nyein Thu NT Aung Pyaephyo P Aung Tin Htun TH Kuehnert Paul P Thant Kyaw Zin KZ Win Ye Tun YT Thein Wai Zin WZ Gardner Nicole Rae NR Schoepp Randal Joseph RJ Johnson Christine Kreuder CK Thu Hlaing Myat HM

Emerging infectious diseases 20210601 6

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) is endemic in Asia, infecting many animal hosts, but CCHFV has not been reported in Myanmar. We conducted a seroepidemiologic survey of logging communities in Myanmar and found CCHFV exposure was common (9.8%) and exposure to wild animal blood and body fluids was associated with seropositivity. ...[more]

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