The seroprevalence of Coxiella burnetii in Erzincan, Turkey: Identification of the risk factors and their relationship with geographical features

ÇIKMAN A., AYDIN M., GÜLHAN B., KARAKEÇİLİ F., ÖZÇİÇEK A., KESİK O. A., ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF VECTOR BORNE DISEASES, cilt.54, sa.2, ss.157-163, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 54 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF VECTOR BORNE DISEASES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.157-163
  • Erzincan Binali Yıldırım Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background & objectives: Coxiella burnetii (C. burnetii) bacterium, the causative agent of Q fever has regained importance due to the increasing cases of infections and outbreaks. A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted to investigate the seroprevalence of C. burnetii in human populations of Erzincan province located in the eastern Turkey, identify the risk factors, and to explore the relationship between geographical features.