title: Seroprevalence and risk factors of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in selected seven provinces in Turkey.
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.
authors.affiliation: Virology Reference and Research Laboratory, Department of Microbiology Reference Laboratories, Public Health Institute of Turkey, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Dilek
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yagci-Caglayik
authors.forename: Gülay
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Korukluoglu
authors.forename: Yavuz
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Uyar
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006479:Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D012424:Rural Population; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology; D014505:Urban Population; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D007074:Immunoglobulin G
keywords: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus; Turkey; adobe house; antibody; risk factor; seroprevalence