Seroprevalence and risk factors of tick-borne encephalitis in Mongolia between 2016 and 2022.

The tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) is a zoonotic agent that causes severe encephalitis in humans and is transmitted through the bites of infected ticks. ticks are the primary vector for TBEV in Mongolia, and approximately 3.4% carry the TBEV.

The Prevalence and Risk Factors of Chronic Heart Failure in the Mongolian Population.

Background: The prevalence of heart failure in the Mongolian population is unknown. Thus, in this study, we aimed to define the prevalence of heart failure in the Mongolian population and to identify significant risk factors for heart failure among Mongolian adults.

Methods: This population-based study included individuals 20 years and older from seven provinces as well as six districts of the capital city of Mongolia.

Mercury exposure in female artisanal small-scale gold miners (ASGM) in Mongolia: An analysis of human biomonitoring (HBM) data from 2008.

Background: Many poor in developing countries have turned to artisanal small-scale gold mining (ASGM) in an attempt to improve their situation. However, the mercury used to extract gold from ore is discharged in vaporized form into the environment, where it poses a hazard for human health.

Methods: As part of an environmental epidemiological study in Mongolia-to evaluate the burden of environmental mercury contamination-urine, blood and hair samples were collected from residents of areas with or without mercury contamination.