Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2055070 | International Journal of Medical Microbiology | 2006 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
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.
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Authors
Gernot Walder, Erdenechimeg Lkhamsuren, Abmed Shagdar, Jantsandoo Bataa, Tsetsegsaikhan Batmunkh, Dorothea Orth, Franz X. Heinz, Galina A. Danichova, Maksim A. Khasnatinov, Reinhard Würzner, Manfred P. Dierich,