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Determination of Seroprevalence and Risk Factors of Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) in the Endemic Region in Turkey: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study.

Riza CitilMücahit EğriYalcin OnderFazilet DuyguYunus Emre BulutÖzkan YaşayancanNagehan Yıldız ÇeltekŞafak Şahin
Published in: Journal of tropical medicine (2021)
CCHF seroprevalence is still a common public health problem in Tokat, Turkey. Male gender, advanced age group, low-educated, low-income, farmers, animal husbandry, and history of tick contact were found to be risk factors for CCHF. The importance of this kind of community-based studies to identify the seroprevalence in regional and national level increases even more.
Keyphrases
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