Seroprevalence and risk factors of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in selected seven provinces in Turkey

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...

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Published in:Journal of medical virology 2014-02, Vol.86 (2), p.306-314
Main Authors: Yagci-Caglayik, Dilek, Korukluoglu, Gülay, Uyar, Yavuz
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
adobe house
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Animals
Antibodies, Viral - blood
antibody
Bites
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Epidemiology
Female
Fever
Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean - epidemiology
Humans
Immunoglobulin G - blood
Ixodidae
Male
Middle Aged
Public health
risk factor
Risk Factors
Rural Population
Seroepidemiologic Studies
seroprevalence
Turkey
Turkey - epidemiology
Urban Population
Virology
Young Adult
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Summary: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. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
ISSN:0146-6615
1096-9071
DOI:10.1002/jmv.23699