title: Seroconversion to Causes of Febrile Illness in Mongolian Peacekeepers Deployed to South Sudan.
abstract: Immediately before deployment (Fall 2012) and after deployment (Spring 2013) in support of United Nations peacekeeping operations, Mongolian Armed Forces medical personnel obtained serum samples from the first contingent of Mongolian peacekeepers deploying to South Sudan to monitor serologic evidence of exposure to diseases that cause acute febrile illness. A total of 632 paired samples were tested for IgG antibody for the following (number of seroconversions in parentheses): Rickettsia (spotted fever and typhus groups) (25), West Nile fever virus (WNV) (23), Coxiella burnetii (causative agent of Q fever) (12), dengue virus (8), leptospirosis (6), chikungunya virus (0), Congo-Crimean hemorrhagic fever virus (0), Japanese encephalitis virus (0), and Rift Valley fever virus (0). There was also evidence of exposure to WNV, C. burnetii, leptospirosis, and Rickettsia before deployment.
authors.affiliation: Mongolian Armed Forces Central Hospital, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
authors.forename: Altangerel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Enkhtsetseg
authors.affiliation: Institute of Public Health, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
authors.forename: Rendoo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Davadoorj
authors.affiliation: U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Authority, Fort Detrick, Maryland.
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fernandez
authors.affiliation: Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: Duangrat
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mongkolsirichaikul
authors.affiliation: Mongolian Armed Forces Central Hospital, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
authors.forename: Damdin
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Altantuul
authors.affiliation: Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Erdene
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Elbegdorj
authors.affiliation: Mongolian Armed Forces, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
authors.forename: Lkhagvasuren
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ganchimeg
authors.affiliation: Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangkok, Thailand. yingst@purdue.edu.|Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine, West Lafayette, Indiana.
authors.forename: Samuel L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Yingst
mesh_terms: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth / Q000097:blood; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D005334:Fever; D006801:Humans; D008889:Military Personnel; D008986:Mongolia; D011778:Q Fever / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology; D012282:Rickettsia Infections / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology; D000068037:South Sudan / Q000453:epidemiology; D014480:United Nations; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan; D000914:Antibodies, Viral