A tularemia outbreak in an extended family in Tokat Province, Turkey: observing the attack rate of tularemia

Barut, Sener; Cetin, İLHAN

doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2008.12.002

A tularemia outbreak in an extended family in Tokat Province, Turkey: observing the attack rate of tularemia

Atıf İçin Kopyala

Barut S., Cetin İ.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, cilt.13, sa.6, ss.745-748, 2009 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 13 Sayı: 6
Basım Tarihi: 2009
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ijid.2008.12.002
Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.745-748
Sivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Objective: We report the first tularemia epidemic occurring in Tokat Province, located in the Middle Black Sea Region of Turkey, and some features of the cases. This epidemic has allowed the calculation of the attack rate of this disease because of its appearance in a single large family.