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. 2011 Oct;17(10):1940-1.
doi: 10.3201/eid1710.110061.

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, Afghanistan, 2009

Mir Lais Mustafa  1 , Edris Ayazi, Emad Mohareb, Sam Yingst, Alia Zayed, Cynthia A Rossi, Randal J Schoepp, Jawad Mofleh, Kathy Fiekert, Zarif Akhbarian, Homayoon Sadat, Toby Leslie
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Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, Afghanistan, 2009

Mir Lais Mustafa et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Oct.

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.

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