Evaluation of epidemiological, clinical, and laboratory characteristics and mortality rate of patients with Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in the northeast region of Turkey.

KARAKEÇİLİ F., Cikman A., Aydin M., BİNAY U. D., Kesik O. A., ÖZÇİÇEK F.

Journal of vector borne diseases, vol.55, no.3, pp.215-221, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 55 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.4103/0972-9062.249479
  • Journal Name: Journal of vector borne diseases
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.215-221
  • Keywords: Clinical, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, epidemiology, laboratory, tick, treatment, Turkey, VIRUS, RIBAVIRIN, SEVERITY, BRUCELLOSIS, EFFICACY, PROVINCE, IMPACT, TICKS
  • Erzincan Binali Yildirim University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background & objectives: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF), an illness characterized by fever and hemorrhage, is caused by a CCHF virus (CCHFV). It is an important public health problem in Turkey. The objective of this study was to evaluate the demographic, clinical, and laboratory characteristics and mortality rates of CCHF patients in the northeast region of Turkey.