| Literature DB >> 24037814 |
Dilek Yagci-Caglayik1, Gülay Korukluoglu, Yavuz Uyar.
Abstract
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.Entities:
Keywords: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus; Turkey; adobe house; antibody; risk factor; seroprevalence
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Year: 2013 PMID: 24037814 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.23699
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Med Virol ISSN: 0146-6615 Impact factor: 2.327