Seroprevalence of sandfly fever virus infection in military personnel on the western border of Iran.
J Infect Public Health
; 10(1): 59-63, 2017.
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ABSTRACT
Military troops deployed to endemic areas are at risk of contracting sandfly fever, an arthropod-borne viral infection. Although typically a self-limited disease, sandfly fever can cause significant morbidity and loss of function among soldiers. We conducted this study to determine the extent of past SFV infection in a group of healthy Iranian military personnel in Ilam province on the western border of Iran. A total of 201 serum samples were tested by indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA) to detect four common sandfly fever virus serotypes. Demographic data were also collected. Overall, 37 samples (18.4%) were positive for specific IgG antibodies to sandfly viruses. Sandfly fever Sicilian virus (SFSV) and sandfly fever Naples virus (SFNV) were the most common serotypes. A positive test was inversely related to nativity (P<0.01) but was not associated with age (P=0.163), duration of presence in the border region (P=0.08) or employment status (P=0.179). Our findings indicate that past SFV infection is common among military personnel in the western border region of Iran, a Leishmania-endemic region. Therefore, it should be considered in the differential diagnosis of troops presenting with acute febrile illness in similar settings.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Phlebovirus
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Infecciones por Bunyaviridae
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Virus de Nápoles de la Fiebre de la Mosca de los Arenales
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Personal Militar
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Anticuerpos Antivirales
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Infect Public Health
Asunto de la revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
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SAUDE PUBLICA
Año:
2017
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Article