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

نویسندگان

  • Turabi Gunes
  • Aynur Engin
  • Omer Poyraz
  • Nazif Elaldi
  • Safak Kaya
  • Ilyas Dokmetas
  • Mehmet Bakir
  • Ziynet Cinar
چکیده

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.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Emerging Infectious Diseases

دوره 15  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2009