Emerging Infectious Diseases (Nov 2020)

Chikungunya Virus Infection in Blood Donors and Patients During Outbreak, Mandalay, Myanmar, 2019

  • Aung Kyaw Kyaw,
  • Mya Myat Ngwe Tun,
  • Takeshi Nabeshima,
  • Aung Min Soe,
  • Thida,
  • Thet Htoo Aung,
  • Thein Thein Htwe,
  • Su Su Myaing,
  • Tu Tu Mar,
  • Thida Aung,
  • Khin Moh Moh Win,
  • Khin Mar Myint,
  • Ei Phyu Lwin,
  • Hlaing Myat Thu,
  • Corazon C Buerano,
  • Kyaw Zin Thant,
  • Kouichi Morita

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2611.201824
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 26, no. 11
pp. 2741 – 2745

Abstract

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In 2019, an outbreak of chikungunya virus infection occurred in Mandalay, Myanmar, and 3.2% of blood donors and 20.5% of patients who were children were confirmed as being infected. The prevalence rate was up to 6.3% among blood donors. The East Central/South African genotype was predominantly circulating during this outbreak.

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