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Sylvatic Transmission of Chikungunya Virus among Nonhuman Primates in Myanmar |
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| Authors: | Tierra Smiley Evans Ohnmar Aung Olivia Cords Lark L. Coffey Talia Wong Christopher M. Weiss Min Thein Maw JoAnn Yee Kodumudi Venkateswaran Neeraja Venkateswaran Peter Nham Koen K.A. Van Rompay Mary Kate Morris Leo Oceguera William Werthimer Carl Hanson Marc Valitutto Kyaw Yan Naing Tun Ye Tun Win Wai Zin Thein Susan Murray Hlaing Myat Thu Christine K. Johnson |
| Abstract: | Nonhuman primates living in proximity to humans increase risks for sylvatic arbovirus transmission. We collected serum samples from nonhuman primates in Hlawga National Park near Yangon, Myanmar, and detected antibodies against chikungunya (33%) and Japanese encephalitis (4%) viruses. Buffer zones between primate and human communities might reduce cross-species arbovirus transmission. |
| Keywords: | chikungunya virus vector-borne infections viruses zoonoses communicable diseases Zika virus Japanese encephalitis virus Myanmar |