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ArticleJournal of tropical medicine2021

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

Rıza Çıtıl, Mücahit Eğri, Yalçın Önder, Fazilet Duygu, Yunus Emre Bulut, Özkan Yaşayancan, Nagehan Yıldız Çeltek, Şafak Şahin

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Article in Journal of tropical medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Rıza ÇıtılTokat Gaziosmanpaşa University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Public Health, Tokat, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7198-0195
Mücahit EğriTokat Gaziosmanpaşa University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Public Health, Tokat, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8763-7538
Yalçın ÖnderTokat Gaziosmanpaşa University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Public Health, Tokat, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6216-513X
Fazilet DuyguGoethe University Frankfurt, Department of Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Frankfurt, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0383-2887
Yunus Emre BulutPublic Health Specialist, Ankara Public Health Directorate, Ankara, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1501-2525
Özkan YaşayancanPublic Health Specialist, Samsun Public Health Directorate, Samsun, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0483-5331
Nagehan Yıldız ÇeltekTokat Gaziosmanpaşa University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Tokat, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2145-9825
Şafak ŞahinTokat Gaziosmanpaşa University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokat, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3136-0191
Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi · TRGoethe University Frankfurt · DESamsun University · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTurkey 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.

methodsIn 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.

results1272 (54.9%) out of 2319 participants were female, and the mean age was 47.3 ± 15.3. Anti-CCHFV IgG seropositivity was 5.6% (

conclusionsCCHF 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.

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