TY - JOUR AU - Evans, Tierra Smiley AU - Aung, Ohnmar AU - Cords, Olivia AU - Coffey, Lark AU - Wong, Talia AU - Weiss, Christopher AU - Maw, Min Thein AU - Yee, JoAnn AU - Venkateswaran, Kodumudi AU - Venkateswaran, Neeraja AU - Nham, Peter AU - Van Rompay, Koen K.A. AU - Morris, Mary Kate AU - Oceguera, Leo AU - Werthimer, William AU - Hanson, Carl AU - Valitutto, Marc AU - Tun, Kyaw Yan Naing AU - Win, Ye Tun AU - Thein, Wai Zin AU - Murray, Susan AU - Thu, Hlaing Myat AU - Johnson, Christine T1 - Sylvatic Transmission of Chikungunya Virus among Nonhuman Primates in Myanmar T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2022 VL - 28 IS - 12 SP - 2548 SN - 1080-6059 AB - 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. KW - chikungunya virus KW - vector-borne infections KW - viruses KW - zoonoses KW - communicable diseases KW - Zika virus KW - Japanese encephalitis virus KW - Myanmar DO - 10.3201/eid2812.220893 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28/12/22-0893_article ER - End of Reference