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

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

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 circ...

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Main Authors: Aung Kyaw Kyaw, Mya Myat Ngwe Tun, Takeshi Nabeshima, Aung Min Soe, Thida, Thet Htoo Aung, Thein Thein Htwe, Su Su Myaing, Tu Tu Mar, Thida Aung, Khin Moh Moh Win, Khin Mar Myint, Ei Phyu Lwin, Hlaing Myat Thu, Corazon C Buerano, Kyaw Zin Thant, Kouichi Morita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
chikungunya
chikungunya virus
CHIKV
viruses
blood donors
molecular epidemiology
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/11/20-1824_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/11/20-1824_article

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