Seroprevalence and Risk Factors of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever in Selected Seven Provinces in Turkey


YAGCI-CAGLAYIK D., Korukluoglu G., Uyar Y.

JOURNAL OF MEDICAL VIROLOGY, cilt.86, sa.2, ss.306-314, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 86 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1002/jmv.23699
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF MEDICAL VIROLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.306-314
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Turkey has been one of the most endemic regions since 2002, when Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever emerged worldwide. The aim of the present study was to estimate the seroprevelance of CCHF virus in humans who reside in rural and urban areas of known endemic and nonendemic selected provinces of Turkey by using commercial ELISA kit. CCHFV IgG antibodies were detected in 2.3% of the population. The most important risk factors for CCHF seropositivity, were older age, male gender, illiterate, farmer, animal husbandry, living in rural residence in adobe houses, and a previous tick bite history. J. Med. Virol. 86:306-314, 2014. (c) 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.