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...

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Autores principales: 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
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3310665/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22000377
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1710.110061
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author 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
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Ayazi, Edris
Mohareb, Emad
Yingst, Sam
Zayed, Alia
Rossi, Cynthia A.
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Mofleh, Jawad
Fiekert, Kathy
Akhbarian, Zarif
Sadat, Homayoon
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description 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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spelling pubmed-33106652012-06-27 Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, Afghanistan, 2009 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 Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch 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. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011-10 /pmc/articles/PMC3310665/ /pubmed/22000377 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1710.110061 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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Ayazi, Edris
Mohareb, Emad
Yingst, Sam
Zayed, Alia
Rossi, Cynthia A.
Schoepp, Randal J.
Mofleh, Jawad
Fiekert, Kathy
Akhbarian, Zarif
Sadat, Homayoon
Leslie, Toby
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title_short Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, Afghanistan, 2009
title_sort crimean-congo hemorrhagic fever, afghanistan, 2009
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