Short report: surveillance of rickettsial infections in Indonesian military personnel during peace keeping operations in Cambodia.
Am J Trop Med Hyg
; 57(5): 569-70, 1997 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-9392597
ABSTRACT
Indonesian peacekeepers in Cambodia provided a unique study population to estimate the threat of rickettsial exposure to Rickettsia typhi (murine typhus), Orientia tsutsugamushi, (scrub typhus), and R. conorii (spotted fever) for the region. Prescreening prevalence measure showed a large proportion (36%) of soldiers with antibodies to R. typhi. Predeployment prevalence for antibodies to O. tsutsugamushi was 8%, with no evidence of background R. conorii infections. Actual seroconversions of R. typhi (3) and O. tsutsugamushi (1), attributed to exposure(s) in Cambodia, translated into annualized incidence rates of 24 and 8 per 1,000 per year, respectively. Surveillance of rickettsial infections and/or disease is particularly warranted in Cambodia with recent recognition of drug-resistant scrub typhus in neighboring Thailand.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Infecciones por Rickettsia
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Personal Militar
Tipo de estudio:
Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
País como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Año:
1997
Tipo del documento:
Article