Serological Investigation of Occupational Exposure to Zoonotic Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Infection

Abstract

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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

“…Also, it is reported that gender does not significantly affect anti-CCHFV IgG seropositivity according to the studies performed in Bulgaria [18], and in Erzurum [4], Van [15], Erzincan [11], and Trabzon [20] in Turkey. Similar to our study, many studies in the literature have shown that increased age was an important risk factor which may be a result of the increased possibilities for transmission [4,10,20,[23][24][25]. e studies have shown that age has no significant effect on seroprevalence contrary to our study [8,18].…”

“…In opposition to that, in the study conducted in Greece, it is identified that the female gender is risky in terms of CCHF [ 23 ]. Also, it is reported that gender does not significantly affect anti-CCHFV IgG seropositivity according to the studies performed in Bulgaria [ 18 ], and in Erzurum [ 4 ], Van [ 15 ], Erzincan [ 11 ], and Trabzon [ 20 ] in Turkey. Similar to our study, many studies in the literature have shown that increased age was an important risk factor which may be a result of the increased possibilities for transmission [ 4 , 10 , 20 , 23 – 25 ].…”

“…Similar to our study results, it was found in a study conducted in Van that locality did not have a significant effect on anti-CCHFV IgG seropositivity [ 15 ]. In the study conducted in Erzurum, which is endemic in terms of CCHF, the frequency of anti-CCHFV antibodies was found to be significantly higher in those living in rural areas [ 4 ]. In a study conducted in Erzincan, which is endemic for CCHF in Turkey, between the years 2011–2017, it was identified that the vast majority of CCHF patients (94.2%) were living in rural areas [ 11 ].…”

“…It is declared that the distribution and reservoirs of the known tick types get common additional globalisation and constantly increasing international animal transportation cause the spread of pathogens and vectors globally [ 3 ]. It is stated that more than 30 tick types are capable of living in Turkey's geographical conditions [ 4 ]. The species of Hyalomma genus ticks are the main CCHF vectors in Turkey.…”

“…Turkey is one of the endemic countries that has the most cases of CCHF in recent years [ 9 , 10 ]. The disease is endemic in cities in the region known as “Kelkit Basin” (Tokat, Artvin, Bayburt, Erzincan, Erzurum Gümüşhane, Amasya, Çankırı, Çorum, Kastamonu, Sivas, Yozgat) [ 4 , 5 , 8 ] ( Figure 1 ).…”