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Volume 30, Number 4—April 2024
Research Letter

Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Seroprevalence in Human and Livestock Populations, Northern Tanzania

Ellen C. HughesComments to Author , William de Glanville, Tito Kibona, Blandina Theophil Mmbaga, Melinda K. Rostal, Emanuel S. Swai, Sarah Cleaveland, Felix Lankester, Brian J. Willett, and Kathryn J. Allan
Author affiliations: University of Liverpool Institute of Infection Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, Liverpool, UK (E.C. Hughes); University of Glasgow College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences, Glasgow, Scotland, UK (E.C. Hughes, W. de Glanville, S. Cleaveland, K.J. Allan); Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA (E.C. Hughes, F. Lankester); Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology, Arusha, Tanzania (T. Kibona); Global Animal Health Tanzania, Arusha, Tanzania (T. Kibona, F. Lankester); Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania (B.T. Mmbaga); EcoHealth Alliance, New York, New York, USA (M.K. Rostal); Ministry of Agriculture Livestock and Fisheries, Dodoma, Tanzania (E.S. Swai); MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research, Glasgow, UK (B.J. Willet)

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Sampling area for study of seroprevalence of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus in human and livestock populations, northern Tanzania. Circles indicates seroprevalence rates for humans (A), cattle (B), sheep (C), and goats (D). The pictured region is near Uganda, where human Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever cases have been documented (4).

Figure. Sampling area for study of seroprevalence of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus in human and livestock populations, northern Tanzania. Circles indicates seroprevalence rates for humans (A), cattle (B), sheep (C), and goats (D). The pictured region is near Uganda, where human Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever cases have been documented (4).

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