Subclinical Infections with Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Turkey
EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES, vol.18, no.4, pp.640-642, 2012 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 18 Issue: 4
- Publication Date: 2012
- Doi Number: 10.3201/eid1804.111374
- Journal Name: EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.640-642
- Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
- Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa Affiliated: No
Abstract
To investigate Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus in Turkey, we conducted a seroepidemiologic survey during January-April 2009. Seroprevalence of infection was 10% in a sample from an outbreak region and increased with patient age, indicating that the virus had been previously present in Turkey.