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

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

Turabi Gunes  1 , Aynur Engin, Omer Poyraz, Nazif Elaldi, Safak Kaya, Ilyas Dokmetas, Mehmet Bakir, Ziynet Cinar
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Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus in high-risk population, Turkey

Turabi Gunes et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 Mar.

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.

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Figure 1
Districts of Tokat and Sivas provinces, Turkey, from which 782 persons at high risk for Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) infection were sampled, 2006. Sample sites are indicated by black dots. (Map provided by Zati Vatansever and reproduced with permission.)
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Figure 2
Distribution of seroprevalence of immunoglobulin G against Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus by age groups for 782 high-risk persons living in rural areas of Tokat and Sivas provinces, Turkey, 2006.
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