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Seroconversion for Infectious Pathogens among UK Military Personnel Deployed to Afghanistan, 2008–2011
Military personnel are at high risk of contracting vector-borne and zoonotic infections, particularly during overseas deployments, when they may be exposed to endemic or emerging infections not prevalent in their native countries. We conducted seroprevalence testing of 467 UK military personnel depl...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4257834/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25418685 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2012.131830 |
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author | Newman, Edmund N.C. Johnstone, Penelope Bridge, Hannah Wright, Deborah Jameson, Lisa Bosworth, Andrew Hatch, Rebecca Hayward-Karlsson, Jenny Osborne, Jane Bailey, Mark S. Green, Andrew Ross, David Brooks, Tim Hewson, Roger |
author_facet | Newman, Edmund N.C. Johnstone, Penelope Bridge, Hannah Wright, Deborah Jameson, Lisa Bosworth, Andrew Hatch, Rebecca Hayward-Karlsson, Jenny Osborne, Jane Bailey, Mark S. Green, Andrew Ross, David Brooks, Tim Hewson, Roger |
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description | Military personnel are at high risk of contracting vector-borne and zoonotic infections, particularly during overseas deployments, when they may be exposed to endemic or emerging infections not prevalent in their native countries. We conducted seroprevalence testing of 467 UK military personnel deployed to Helmand Province, Afghanistan, during 2008–2011 and found that up to 3.1% showed seroconversion for infection with Rickettsia spp., Coxiella burnetii, sandfly fever virus, or hantavirus; none showed seroconversion for infection with Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus. Most seroconversions occurred in personnel who did not report illness, except for those with hantavirus (70% symptomatic). These results indicate that many exposures to infectious pathogens, and potentially infections resulting from those exposures, may go unreported. Our findings reinforce the need for continued surveillance of military personnel and for education of health care providers to help recognize and prevent illnesses and transmission of pathogens during and after overseas deployments. |
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spelling | pubmed-42578342014-12-16 Seroconversion for Infectious Pathogens among UK Military Personnel Deployed to Afghanistan, 2008–2011 Newman, Edmund N.C. Johnstone, Penelope Bridge, Hannah Wright, Deborah Jameson, Lisa Bosworth, Andrew Hatch, Rebecca Hayward-Karlsson, Jenny Osborne, Jane Bailey, Mark S. Green, Andrew Ross, David Brooks, Tim Hewson, Roger Emerg Infect Dis Research Military personnel are at high risk of contracting vector-borne and zoonotic infections, particularly during overseas deployments, when they may be exposed to endemic or emerging infections not prevalent in their native countries. We conducted seroprevalence testing of 467 UK military personnel deployed to Helmand Province, Afghanistan, during 2008–2011 and found that up to 3.1% showed seroconversion for infection with Rickettsia spp., Coxiella burnetii, sandfly fever virus, or hantavirus; none showed seroconversion for infection with Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus. Most seroconversions occurred in personnel who did not report illness, except for those with hantavirus (70% symptomatic). These results indicate that many exposures to infectious pathogens, and potentially infections resulting from those exposures, may go unreported. Our findings reinforce the need for continued surveillance of military personnel and for education of health care providers to help recognize and prevent illnesses and transmission of pathogens during and after overseas deployments. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014-12 /pmc/articles/PMC4257834/ /pubmed/25418685 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2012.131830 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research Newman, Edmund N.C. Johnstone, Penelope Bridge, Hannah Wright, Deborah Jameson, Lisa Bosworth, Andrew Hatch, Rebecca Hayward-Karlsson, Jenny Osborne, Jane Bailey, Mark S. Green, Andrew Ross, David Brooks, Tim Hewson, Roger Seroconversion for Infectious Pathogens among UK Military Personnel Deployed to Afghanistan, 2008–2011 |
title | Seroconversion for Infectious Pathogens among UK Military Personnel Deployed to Afghanistan, 2008–2011 |
title_full | Seroconversion for Infectious Pathogens among UK Military Personnel Deployed to Afghanistan, 2008–2011 |
title_fullStr | Seroconversion for Infectious Pathogens among UK Military Personnel Deployed to Afghanistan, 2008–2011 |
title_full_unstemmed | Seroconversion for Infectious Pathogens among UK Military Personnel Deployed to Afghanistan, 2008–2011 |
title_short | Seroconversion for Infectious Pathogens among UK Military Personnel Deployed to Afghanistan, 2008–2011 |
title_sort | seroconversion for infectious pathogens among uk military personnel deployed to afghanistan, 2008–2011 |
topic | Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4257834/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25418685 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2012.131830 |
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