1. Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, Afghanistan, 2009.
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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, and Leslie, Toby
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HEMORRHAGIC fever ,IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ,SEROPREVALENCE ,EPIDEMIOLOGY ,PANDEMICS - Abstract
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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2011
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