Zoonotic infections among veterinarians in Turkey: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever and beyond

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 465-469

  Ergönül, Önder ^a   Zeller, Herve ^b   Kiliç, Selçuk ^c   Kutlu, Selda ^d   Kutlu, Murat ^d   Cavusoglu, Senel ^e   Esen, Berrin ^c   Dokuzoǧuz, Başak ^a  

^a ANKARA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Turkey)

^d Didim Community Hospital   (Turkey)

^e Plant Protection Research Institute   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antibody; Brucella spp; Coxiella burnetii; Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever virus; Veterinarians

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COXIELLA BURNETII; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NAIRO VIRUS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VETERINARY MEDICINE; ZOONOSIS;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLOSIS; COXIELLA BURNETII; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER VIRUS, CRIMEAN-CONGO; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, CRIMEAN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; Q FEVER; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; TURKEY; VETERINARIANS; ZOONOSES;

EID: 33750313931     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2006.06.005     Document Type: Article

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