Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Outbreak in Refugee Settlement during COVID-19 Pandemic, Uganda, April 2021

Emerg Infect Dis. 2022 Nov;28(11):2326-2329. doi: 10.3201/eid2811.220365. Epub 2022 Oct 5.

Abstract

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) was detected in 2 refugees living in a refugee settlement in Kikuube district, Uganda. Investigations revealed a CCHF IgG seroprevalence of 71.3% (37/52) in goats within the refugee settlement. This finding highlights the need for a multisectoral approach to controlling CCHF in humans and animals in Uganda.

Keywords: Bunyavirales; COVID-19; Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever; Uganda; coronavirus disease; outbreak investigation; viral hemorrhagic fever; viruses; zoonoses; zoonotic.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Viral
  • COVID-19*
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Goats
  • Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Crimean-Congo*
  • Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean* / epidemiology
  • Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean* / veterinary
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin G
  • Pandemics
  • Refugees*
  • Seroepidemiologic Studies
  • Uganda / epidemiology

Substances

  • Immunoglobulin G
  • Antibodies, Viral