Chikungunya Virus Infection in Blood Donors and Patients During Outbreak, Mandalay, Myanmar, 2019

Authors :: Kouichi Morita
Kyaw Zin Thant
Thida Aung
Thet Htoo Aung
Khin Moh Moh Win
Aung Min Soe
Thein Thein Htwe
Ei Phyu Lwin
Takeshi Nabeshima
Su Su Myaing
Corazon C. Buerano
Thida Thida
Mya Myat Ngwe Tun
Tu Tu Mar
Aung Kyaw Kyaw
Hlaing Myat Thu
Khin Mar Myint
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 26, Iss 11, Pp 2741-2745 (2020), Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Year :: 2020
Publisher :: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2020.
Abstract: In 2019, an outbreak of chikungunya virus infection occurred in Mandalay, Myanmar, and 3.2% of blood donors and 20.5% of patients who were children were confirmed as being infected. The prevalence rate was up to 6.3% among blood donors. The East Central/ South African genotype was predominantly circulating during this outbreak.<br />Emerging Infectious Diseases, 26(11), pp.2741-2745; 2020

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