Chikungunya Virus Infection in Blood Donors and Patients During Outbreak, Mandalay, Myanmar, 2019 (original) (raw)
2020, Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is an emerging tropical disease known for causing fever and severe joint pain. A cross-sectional study conducted during a CHIKV outbreak in Mandalay, Myanmar, in 2019 assessed 500 blood donors and 151 patients with acute febrile illness. Results showed an infection rate of 3.2% in blood donors and 20.5% in children, with a predominance of the East Central/South African genotype. The study emphasizes the potential risk of CHIKV transmission via blood transfusion and the need for improved screening measures.
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