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A total of 632 paired samples were tested for IgG antibody for the following (number of seroconversions in parentheses): <jats:italic>Rickettsia<\/jats:italic> (spotted fever and typhus groups) (25), West Nile fever virus (WNV) (23), <jats:italic>Coxiella burnetii<\/jats:italic> (causative agent of Q fever) (12), dengue virus (8), leptospirosis (6), chikungunya virus (0), Congo\u2013Crimean hemorrhagic fever virus (0), Japanese encephalitis virus (0), and Rift Valley fever virus (0). 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