Evaluation of crimean-congo hemorrhagic fever virus infection in children

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Kizilgun M., Ozkaya-Parlakay A. N., Tezer H., Gulhan B., Yuksek S., Celikel E., ...More

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, vol.13, no.11, pp.804-806, 2013 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 13 Issue: 11
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.1089/vbz.2013.1297
  • Journal Name: Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.804-806
  • Keywords: Children, Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF), Crimean, Mortality
  • Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
  • Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a fatal viral infection and an important public health issue in Turkey because of its high case fatality rate. Severity criteria of CCHF were defined previously in adults on the basis of epidemiological, clinical, and laboratory findings,. This study evaluated the course of CCHF in children. Between January, 2009, and November, 2012, 41 patients aged between 1 and 17 years (mean 9.78±4.85) with a diagnosis of CCHF were included in the study. According to results of our study, Turkish pediatric patients had a milder course of CCHF. © 2013 Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.