Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever cases in the eastern Black Sea region of Turkey: Demographic, geographic, climatic, and clinical characteristics;Türkiye'nin Doǧu Karadeniz bölgesindeki kırım-kongo kanamalı ateş vakaları: Demografik, coǧrafik, iklimsel ve klinik özellikler

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 829-834

  Sucu Günaydin, Nurgün ^a   Aydin, Kemalettin ^b   Yilmaz, Gürdal ^b   Çaylan, Rahmet ^c   Köksal, Iftihar ^b  

^a Rize Education and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^b KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ATATURK TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

CCHF; Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever; Viral hemorrhagic fever

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; LANDFORMS; SEA LEVEL;

CCHF; CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS; CRIMEAN-CONGO HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; EASTERN BLACK SEA REGION; LIVESTOCK BREEDING; RISK OF EXPOSURES; TECHNICAL UNIVERSITIES; VIRAL HEMORRHAGIC FEVER;

POPULATION STATISTICS;

AGED; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CRIMEAN CONGO HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; DEMOGRAPHY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LIVESTOCK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SEA LEVEL; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

EID: 79952228786     PISSN: 13000144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3906/sag-0907-2     Document Type: Article

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