The first Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever case in the winter season from Turkey.
Turkey is one of the countries in which Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever is frequently seen and most of the cases are reported between April and August. We describe the first case of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in the winter season, when Hyalomma tick activity is absent, from Turkey.
Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey. iftihar@yahoo.com
Iftihar
I
Köksal
Gurdal
G
Yilmaz
Serap
S
Iskender
Mustafa
M
Arslan
Ilknur
I
Yavuz
Firdevs
F
Aksoy
Zati
Z
Vatansever
D000818:Animals; D004199:Disease Vectors; D003225:Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Crimean-Congo / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006479:Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D026863:Ixodidae / Q000254:growth & development; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012621:Seasons; D014421:Turkey