Determination of Seroprevalence and Risk Factors of Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) in the Endemic Region in Turkey: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study
 
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Doç. Dr. Rıza ÇITIL Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Mücahit EĞRİ Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
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Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Fazilet Duygu
Türkiye
Yunus Emre Bulut
Özkan Yaşayancan
Doç. Dr. Nagihan YILDIZ ÇELTEK Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Doç. Dr. Şafak ŞAHİN Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Makale Türü Açık Erişim Özgün Makale (SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale)
Dergi Adı JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE (Q2)
Dergi ISSN 1687-9686 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Makale Dili İngilizce Basım Tarihi 05-2021
Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa 2021 / 9945089 / 1–10 DOI 10.1155/2021/9945089
Makale Linki https://www.hindawi.com/journals/jtm/
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Objectives. Turkey is one of the countries that has the most cases of CCHF in recent years among the endemic countries. The disease also poses an important health threat with high mortality rate. The aim of the study was to determine the seroprevalence and risk factors of CCHF in adults aged ≥20 years in Tokat in the endemic region, Turkey. Methods. In this population‐based cross‐sectional study, a total of 85 Family Medicine Units (FMUs), from over 170 in Tokat, were randomly selected using 50% sampling. The sample size was determined among the subjects aged ≥20 who registered with the FMUs, due to gender, age group, and the urban/rural population size of Tokat using the stratified cluster sampling method. Subjects were invited to the FMUs. A questionnaire was performed face to face. The blood samples were taken, and anti‐CCHFV IgG antibodies were measured with ELISA method. Results. 1272 …
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