Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in children

Tezer H., Sucakli I. A., Sayli T. R., Celikel E., Yakut I., KARA A., ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL VIROLOGY, cilt.48, sa.3, ss.184-186, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 48 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.jcv.2010.04.001
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL VIROLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.184-186
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) virus causes a severe disease in humans with a mortality up to 30%. In Turkey there has been an increase in the number of cases during years since 2002. Humans of all ages living in endemic areas, especially those who are working as shepherds and toddlers, have high risk of acquiring CCHF.