Seroprevalence report on tick-borne encephalitis virus and Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus among Malaysian’s farm workers

• Published in: BMC public health Vol. 15; no. 1; p. 704
• Main Authors: Mohd Shukri, Munirah, Ling Kho, Kai, Ghane Kisomi, Masoumeh, Lani, Rafidah, Marlina, Suria, Muhd Radzi, Siti Fatimah, Tee Tay, Sun, Ping Wong, Li, Awang Mahmud, Awang Bulgiba, Hassan Nizam, Quaza Nizamuddin, Abu Bakar, Sazaly, Zandi, Keivan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 24.07.2015; BioMed Central
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Animal human relations; Animals; Antibodies, Viral - blood; Dengue Virus - immunology; Encephalitis Virus, Japanese - immunology; Encephalitis Viruses, Tick-Borne - immunology; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay - methods; Farmers; Farms; Farmworkers; Female; Geographical distribution; Health aspects; Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Crimean-Congo - immunology; Humans; Immunoglobulin G - blood; Malaysia - epidemiology; Male; Middle Aged; Public health; Seroepidemiologic Studies; Tick Bites - epidemiology; Tick-borne diseases; Vector-borne diseases; West Nile virus - immunology; Malaysia

Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) and Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) are important tick-borne viruses. Despite their wide geographical distribution and ease of acquisition, the prevalence of both viruses in Malaysia is still unknown. This study was conducted to determine the serop...