Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus in Humans and Livestock, Pakistan, 2015-2017

Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus in Humans and Livestock, Pakistan, 2015-2017

Ali Zohaib, Muhammad Saqib, Muhammad A Athar, Muhammad H Hussain, Awais-Ur-Rahman Sial, Muhammad H Tayyab, Murrafa Batool, Halima Sadia, Zeeshan Taj, Usman Tahir, Muhammad Y Jakhrani, Jawad Tayyab, Muhammad A Kakar, Muhammad F Shahid, Tahir Yaqub, Jingyuan Zhang, Qiaoli Wu, Fei Deng, Victor M Corman, Shu Shen, Iahtasham Khan, Zheng-Li Shi

EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES，卷: 26  期: 4  页: 773-777，DOI: 10.3201/eid2604.191154

Abstract

We detected Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus infections in 4 provinces of Pakistan during 2017-2018. Overall, seroprevalence was 2.7% in humans and 36.2% in domestic livestock. Antibody prevalence in humans was highest in rural areas, where increased contact with animals is likely.