Serological evidence for tick-borne encephalitis, borreliosis, and human granulocytic anaplasmosis in Mongolia.
Five hundred and forty-five serum samples from donors from various parts of Mongolia were investigated for antibodies against the tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) virus, Borrelia burgdorferi, and Anaplasma phagocytophilum. Seroprevalence against TBE was 5.1% in the province of Selenge and 0.9% in Bulgan province, seroprevalence against B. burgdorferi was 1.9% in Selenge province and Bulgan province, 13.9% in Dornogov province, and 3.0% in Tov province and Ulaanbaatar. Seroprevalence against A. phagocytophilum was 2.3% in Selenge province, 5.6% in Bulgan province, 2.8% in Dornogov province, and 3.0% in Tov province and Ulaanbaatar. We conclude that all three pathogens are endemic in Mongolia.
Walder
Gernot
G
Department of Hygiene, Microbiology and Social Medicine, Innsbruck Medical University, Fritz-Pregl-Str. 3, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria. gernot.walder@i-med.ac.at
Lkhamsuren
Erdenechimeg
E
Shagdar
Abmed
A
Bataa
Jantsandoo
J
Batmunkh
Tsetsegsaikhan
T
Orth
Dorothea
D
Heinz
Franz X
FX
Danichova
Galina A
GA
Khasnatinov
Maksim A
MA
Würzner
Reinhard
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Dierich
Manfred P
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D041081:Anaplasma phagocytophilum / Q000276:immunology; D000712:Anaplasmosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000453:epidemiology; D015748:Borrelia burgdorferi Group / Q000276:immunology; D004669:Encephalitis Viruses, Tick-Borne / Q000276:immunology; D004675:Encephalitis, Tick-Borne / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018884:Ixodes / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000821:virology; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D008986:Mongolia / Q000453:epidemiology; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000914:Antibodies, Viral