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Sylvatic Transmission of Chikungunya Virus among Nonhuman Primates in Myanmar

Tierra Smiley Evans et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2022 Dec.

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.

Keywords: Japanese encephalitis virus; Myanmar; Zika virus; chikungunya virus; communicable diseases; vector-borne infections; viruses; zoonoses.

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Hlawga National Park sampling site (white outline) in Yangon in study of sylvatic transmission of chikungunya virus among NHPs in Myanmar. Blue lines show the Yangon city wards south of the park. Inset shows location of Yangon in Myanmar (white box). NHP, nonhuman primate.
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