Volume 24, Number 7—July 2018
Dispatch
Seroepidemiologic Survey of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus in Selected Risk Groups, South Africa
Sabeehah Vawda, Dominique Goedhals, Phillip Armand Bester, and Felicity Burt
Table 1
Study participants at high risk for Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic virus infection, South Africa
| Risk group | No. (%) participants, n = 387 |
|---|---|
| Abattoir workers | 215 (55.6) |
| Informal slaughterers | 30 (7.8) |
| Veterinarians | 11 (2.8) |
| Horse handlers | 64 (16.5) |
| Recreational hunters | 49 (12.7) |
| Farmers | 12 (3.1) |
| Other* | 6 (1.6) |
*Tick exposure, livestock exposure, farm worker.
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