Emerging Infectious Diseases (Apr 2020)

Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus in Humans and Livestock, Pakistan, 2015–2017

  • Ali Zohaib,
  • Muhammad Saqib,
  • Muhammad A. Athar,
  • Muhammad H. Hussain,
  • Awais-ur-Rahman Sial,
  • Muhammad H. Tayyab,
  • Murrafa Batool,
  • Halima Sadia,
  • Zeeshan Taj,
  • Usman Tahir,
  • Muhammad Y. Jakhrani,
  • Jawad Tayyab,
  • Muhammad A. Kakar,
  • Muhammad F. Shahid,
  • Tahir Yaqub,
  • Jingyuan Zhang,
  • Qiaoli Wu,
  • Fei Deng,
  • Victor M. Corman,
  • Shu Shen,
  • Iahtasham Khan,
  • Zheng-Li Shi

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2604.191154
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 26, no. 4
pp. 773 – 777

Abstract

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We detected Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus infections in 4 provinces of Pakistan during 2017–2018. Overall, seroprevalence was 2.7% in humans and 36.2% in domestic livestock. Antibody prevalence in humans was highest in rural areas, where increased contact with animals is likely.

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