Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, Afghanistan, 2009

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...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Emerging infectious diseases 2011-10, Vol.17 (10), p.1940-1941
Main Authors: Mustafa, Mir Lais, Ayazi, Edris, Mohareb, Emad, Yingst, Sam, Zayed, Alia, Rossi, Cynthia A, Schoepp, Randal J, Mofleh, Jawad, Fiekert, Kathy, Akhbarian, Zarif, Sadat, Homayoon, Leslie, Toby
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Afghanistan
Afghanistan - epidemiology
Animals
Antibodies, Viral - blood
Antibodies, Viral - immunology
Cattle
CCHF
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever
Disease Outbreaks
Disease transmission
Dispatch
Health aspects
Hemorrhagic fever
Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Crimean-Congo - immunology
Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean - diagnosis
Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean - epidemiology
Humans
Immunoglobulin G
Immunoglobulin G - blood
Immunoglobulin G - immunology
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Sheep - virology
ticks
vector-borne infections
viruses
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary: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.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid1710.110061