Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) in Turkey: A zoonosis which can cause nosocomial infection: Invited commentary

Turkiye Klinikleri Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 677-679

  Ergönül, Onder ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever; Nosocomial; Tick; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

RIBAVIRIN;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; BLOOD SUBSTITUTION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MORTALITY; NAIRO VIRUS; NOTE; PUBLIC HEALTH; TICK BITE; TICK BORNE DISEASE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VIRUS HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; VIRUS VIRULENCE; ZOONOSIS;

EID: 54349100973     PISSN: 13000292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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