Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Outbreak in Refugee Settlement during COVID-19 Pandemic, Uganda, April 2021

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Nyakarahuka, Luke ; Whitmer, Shannon ; Kyondo, Jackson ; Mulei, Sophia ; Cossaboom, Caitlin M. ; Telford, Carson T. ; Tumusiime, Alex ; Akurut, Gloria Grace ; Namanya, Dianah ; Kamugisha, Kilama ; Baluku, Jimmy ; Lutwama, Julius ; Balinandi, Stephen ; Shoemaker, Trevor ; Klena, John D.
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• Description:
  Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) was detected in 2 refugees living in a refugee settlement in Kikuube district, Uganda. Investigations revealed a CCHF IgG seroprevalence of 71.3% (37/52) in goats within the refugee settlement. This finding highlights the need for a multisectoral approach to controlling CCHF in humans and animals in Uganda.
• Subjects:
  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Viral
  • COVID-19
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Goats
  • Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Crimean-Congo
  • Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin G
  • Pandemics
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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2022; 28(11):2326-2329
• Pubmed ID:
  36198315
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC9622249
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Genre:
  Dispatch
• Place as Subject:
  Uganda
• Volume:
  28
• Issue:
  11
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/122859/cdc_122859_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.44 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:4c904348a2750d607e060220aa73b619ca5588580927c7d92edc880f091adf06