Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus in High-Risk Population, Turkey

Gunes, Turabi; Engin, AYNUR; Poyraz, Omer; ELALDI, NAZİF; Kaya, Safak; Dokmetas, Ilyas; Bakir, MEHMET; Cinar, Ziynet

doi:10.3201/eid1503.080687

Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus in High-Risk Population, Turkey

Gunes T., Engin A., Poyraz O., ELALDI N., Kaya S., Dokmetas I., ...Daha Fazla

EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES, cilt.15, sa.3, ss.461-464, 2009 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 15 Sayı: 3
Basım Tarihi: 2009
Doi Numarası: 10.3201/eid1503.080687
Dergi Adı: EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.461-464
Sivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In the Tokat and Sivas provinces of Turkey, the overall Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) seroprevalence was 12.8% among 782 members of a high-risk population. CCHFV seroprevalence was associated with history of tick bite or tick removal from animals, employment in animal husbandry or farming, and being > 40 years of age.