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Volume 27, Number 2—February 2021
Research Letter

Rift Valley Fever and Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses in Ruminants, Jordan

Mohammad M. ObaidatComments to Author , James C. Graziano, Maria Morales-Betoulle, Shelley M. Brown, Cheng-Feng Chiang, and John D. KlenaComments to Author 
Author affiliations: Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan (M.M. Obaidat); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (J.C. Graziano, M. Morales-Betoulle, S.M. Brown, C.-F. Chiang, J.D. Klena)

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Table

Seroprevalence of CCHFV and RVFV by location and animal species, Jordan, 2015–2016*

Location Seroprevalence, %
Sheep
 Goat
 Cow
 All animals
No. tested CCHFV RVFV No. tested CCHFV RVFV No. tested CCHFV RVFV No. tested CCHFV RVFV
Ajloun 36 80.5 5.6 42 85.7 0 0 78 83 2.6
Zarqa (Al-Dulail area) 0 NA NA 0 NA 0 100 0 2 100 0 2
Amman 0 12 0 0 3 0 0 15 0 0
Irbid and Northern Jordan Valley 206 16.5 1.4 39 2.6 0 26 15.4 0 271 14.4 0.7
Jarash 78 8 0 127 4 0 10 0 0 215 5 0
Karak 8 0 0 24 0 4 1 0 0 33 0 3
Ma’an 12 8 0 13 0 0 0 25 5 0
Mafraq 94 5 13 42 5 0 8 0 0 144 5 8
Balqa 16 0 0 7 43 14 4 0 0 27 11 4
Tafilah
 59
 17
 10
22
 0
 0
0
81
 13
 8
Total 509 16.7 4.5 328 14.7 0.6 152 2.6 1.3 989 14 3

*CCHFV, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus; RVFV, Rift Valley fever virus.

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