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

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 fa...

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Autores principales: Gunes, Turabi, Engin, Aynur, Poyraz, Omer, Elaldi, Nazif, Kaya, Safak, Dokmetas, Ilyas, Bakir, Mehmet, Cinar, Ziynet
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2681111/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19239765
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1503.080687
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Sumario: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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