INVESTIGATION OF HANTAVIRUS INFECTIONS AMONG CCHFV NEGATIVE CASES IN THE WESTERN BLACK SEA REGION OF TURKEY

Date
2014
Author
Verner-Carlsson, Jenny
Cochez, Christel
Korukluoglu, Gulay
ÇARHAN, AHMET
Ertek, Mustafa
Uyar, Yavuz
Lundkvist, Ake
Heyman, Paul
Caglayik, Dilek Yagci
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Abstract
Objective: The Hantaviruses and Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) are members of the Bunyaviridae family. Hantavirus infections causes two main febrile diseases: hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) and hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (HCPS). Hantaviruses are transmitted by rodents. In 2009, a hantavirus outbreak occurred in the Western Black Sea region of Turkey. For the last 10 years, the prevalence of CCHFV has also been high in this region.
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12627/50832
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