Seroprevalence of sandfly fever virus infection in military personnel on the western border of Iran

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• 作者：Ramin Shiraly^a ; ^c ; ^{shiralyr@sums.ac.ir} ; Afra Khosravi^b ; Saman Farahangiz^a
• 关键词：Sandfly fever ; Virus ; Past infection ; Military personnel
• 刊名：Journal of Infection and Public Health
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January-February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：10
• 期：1
• 页码：59-63
• 全文大小：379 K
• 卷排序：10

文摘

Military troops deployed to endemic areas are at risk of contracting sandfly fever, an arthropod-borne viral infection. Although typically a self-limited disease, sandfly fever can cause significant morbidity and loss of function among soldiers. We conducted this study to determine the extent of past SFV infection in a group of healthy Iranian military personnel in Ilam province on the western border of Iran. A total of 201 serum samples were tested by indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA) to detect four common sandfly fever virus serotypes. Demographic data were also collected. Overall, 37 samples (18.4%) were positive for specific IgG antibodies to sandfly viruses. Sandfly fever Sicilian virus (SFSV) and sandfly fever Naples virus (SFNV) were the most common serotypes. A positive test was inversely related to nativity (P < 0.01) but was not associated with age (P = 0.163), duration of presence in the border region (P = 0.08) or employment status (P = 0.179).Our findings indicate that past SFV infection is common among military personnel in the western border region of Iran, a Leishmania-endemic region. Therefore, it should be considered in the differential diagnosis of troops presenting with acute febrile illness in similar settings.