Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus in high-risk population, Turkey

Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 Mar;15(3):461-4. doi: 10.3201/eid1503.080687.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Animal Husbandry
  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Viral / blood*
  • Arachnid Vectors / virology
  • Child
  • Female
  • Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Crimean-Congo / immunology*
  • Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean / epidemiology*
  • Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean / immunology
  • Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean / virology
  • Humans
  • Insect Bites and Stings
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Risk Factors
  • Seroepidemiologic Studies
  • Ticks / virology
  • Turkey / epidemiology
  • Young Adult
  • Zoonoses / transmission

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral