Volume 15, Number 3—March 2009
Dispatch
Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus in High-Risk Population, Turkey
Turabi Gunes, Aynur Engin, Omer Poyraz, Nazif Elaldi
, Safak Kaya, Ilyas Dokmetas, Mehmet Bakir, and Ziynet Cinar
, Safak Kaya, Ilyas Dokmetas, Mehmet Bakir, and Ziynet Cinar
Table 2
Demographic features and risk factors associated with CCHFV seroprevalence (univariate analysis) for persons living in rural areas of Tokat and Sivas provinces, Turkey, 2006*
| Risk factor category | No. seropositive persons/total population (%) | p value |
|---|---|---|
| Age >40 y | 73/410 (17.8) | <0.001 |
| History of tick bite | 78/483 (11.5) | 0.002 |
| Tick removal from the animals | 69/450 (15.3) | 0.03 |
| Animal abortion | 19/135 (14.1) | 0.67 |
| Slaughtering activity | 25/151 (16.6) | 0.18 |
| Contact with CCHFV patient | 14/89 (15.7) | 0.44 |
| Contact with an animal |
97/734 (16.6) |
0.26 |
| Job | ||
| Farmer | 93/656 (14.2) | 0.02 |
| Animal husbandry | 94/664 (14.2) | 0.01 |
| Milking | 35/263 (13.3) | 0.79 |
| Student |
1/38 (2.6) |
0.11 |
| Total no. seropositive persons | 100/782 (12.8) | – |
*CCHFV, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus.
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