Emerging Infectious Diseases (Oct 2011)

Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, Afghanistan, 2009

  • Mir Lais Mustafa,
  • Edris Ayazi,
  • Emad Mohareb,
  • Sam Yingst,
  • Alia Zayed,
  • Cynthia A. Rossi,
  • Randal J. Schoepp,
  • Jawad Mofleh,
  • Kathy Fiekert,
  • Zarif Akhbarian,
  • Homayoon Sadat,
  • Toby Leslie

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1710.110061
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 17, no. 10
pp. 1940 – 1941

Abstract

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In response to an outbreak of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in western Afghanistan, we measured immunoglobulin G seroprevalence among household members and their animals. Seroprevalence was 11.2% and 75.0% in humans (n = 330) and livestock (n = 132), respectively. Persons with frequent exposure to cattle had an elevated risk of being immunoglobulin G positive.

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