An outbreak caused by hantavirus in the Black Sea region of Turkey, January-May 2009.
We present a preliminary report of 12 laboratory-confirmed cases of haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) in Turkey, diagnosed between January and May 2009 according to the clinical symptoms and serological confirmation. Studies are still ongoing to better understand the dynamics of the reservoir population as well as the epidemiological characteristics and risk factors among humans.
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Refik Saydam National Public Health Agency, Ankara, Turkey. mustafa.ertek@saglik.gov.tr
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D000818:Animals; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006476:Orthohantavirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018778:Hantavirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology