Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever and the Role of the Migrating Birds

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dc.contributor.authorKepenek-Kurt, Esma
dc.contributor.authorKandemir, Bahar
dc.contributor.authorErayman, Ibrahim
dc.contributor.authorBulut, Rukiyye
dc.contributor.authorBitirgen, Mehmet
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-23T14:41:10Z
dc.date.available2024-02-23T14:41:10Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.departmentNEÜen_US
dc.description.abstractObjective: We aimed to analyse patients with Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) followed in our clinic. Methods: Clinical features, laboratory findings and treatments of 12 patients with CCHF followed between 2009 and 2018 were analysed retrospectively. Results: Mean age of the patients was 37.6 +/- 13.7 (ranges 17-59); 5 (42%) were female and 7 (58%) were male. All had a history of visit to the rural areas. Fever in 10 (83%) and fatigue in 6 (50%) patients were the most common symptoms. 11 (92%) patients were from Konya and its surroundings, and 1 (8%) from Gumushane, endemic for CCHE Tick exposure was detected in 10 (83%) cases. Diagnosis was made by CCHF virus (CCHFV) RNA positivity by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in 10 patients, while anti-CCHFV IgM antibodies by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay were positive in two PCR-negative patients. Four patients received blood and blood products for bleeding and five patients received oral ribavirin. Eleven patients were cured and one died. There was not any nosocomial transmission in our hospital. Conclusions: In prevention of CCHE personal protection and prevention from the tick bites should be ensured. Training about transmission routes and prevention methods of CCHF should be provided to health care personnel and persons especially living in rural areas. Because Beysehir Lake which lies in the Beysehir province of Konya, is on the migration routes of migratory birds, it should be considered that inhabitants living in the region are at risk for CCHE CCHF should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients with fever, fatigue, thrombocytopenia and elevated liver enzymes.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.5152/kd.2019.77
dc.identifier.endpage297en_US
dc.identifier.issn1301-143X
dc.identifier.issn1309-1484
dc.identifier.issue3en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85077844155en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ4en_US
dc.identifier.startpage292en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.5152/kd.2019.77
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12452/16746
dc.identifier.volume32en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000511173500013en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isotren_US
dc.publisherAvesen_US
dc.relation.ispartofKlimik Journalen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectCrimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever Virusen_US
dc.subjectEpidemiologyen_US
dc.titleCrimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever and the Role of the Migrating Birdsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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