Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus in High-Risk Population, Turkey
Open Access
- 1 March 2009
- journal article
- Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 15 (3), 461-464
- https://doi.org/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.Keywords
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