1. Sylvatic Transmission of Chikungunya Virus among Nonhuman Primates in Myanmar.
- Author
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Evans, Tierra Smiley, Evans, Tierra Smiley, Aung, Ohnmar, Cords, Olivia, Coffey, Lark L, Wong, Talia, Weiss, Christopher M, Maw, Min Thein, Yee, JoAnn, Venkateswaran, Kodumudi, Venkateswaran, Neeraja, Nham, Peter, Van Rompay, Koen KA, Morris, Mary Kate, Oceguera, Leo, Werthimer, William, Hanson, Carl, Valitutto, Marc, Tun, Kyaw Yan Naing, Win, Ye Tun, Thein, Wai Zin, Murray, Susan, Thu, Hlaing Myat, Johnson, Christine K, Evans, Tierra Smiley, Evans, Tierra Smiley, Aung, Ohnmar, Cords, Olivia, Coffey, Lark L, Wong, Talia, Weiss, Christopher M, Maw, Min Thein, Yee, JoAnn, Venkateswaran, Kodumudi, Venkateswaran, Neeraja, Nham, Peter, Van Rompay, Koen KA, Morris, Mary Kate, Oceguera, Leo, Werthimer, William, Hanson, Carl, Valitutto, Marc, Tun, Kyaw Yan Naing, Win, Ye Tun, Thein, Wai Zin, Murray, Susan, Thu, Hlaing Myat, and Johnson, Christine K
- Abstract
Nonhuman primates living in proximity to humans increase risks for sylvatic arbovirus transmission. We collected serum samples from nonhuman primates in Hlawga National Park near Yangon, Myanmar, and detected antibodies against chikungunya (33%) and Japanese encephalitis (4%) viruses. Buffer zones between primate and human communities might reduce cross-species arbovirus transmission.
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- 2022