TY - JOUR AU - Celikbas, Aysel Kocagul AU - Dokuzoğuz, Başak AU - Baykam, Nurcam AU - Gok, Sebnem Eren AU - Eroğlu, Mustafa Necati AU - Midilli, Kenan AU - Zeller, Herve AU - Ergonul, Onder T1 - Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever among Health Care Workers, Turkey T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2014 VL - 20 IS - 3 SP - 477 SN - 1080-6059 AB - We investigated 9 cases of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (1 fatal, 2 asymptomatic) among health care workers in Turkey. Needlestick injuries were reported for 4 workers. Eight received ribavirin. In addition to standard precautions, airborne infection isolation precautions are essential during aerosol-generating procedures. For postexposure prophylaxis and therapy, ribavirin should be given. KW - Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever KW - Turkey KW - viruses KW - health care workers KW - Bunyaviridae KW - vector-borne infections KW - zoonoses DO - 10.3201/eid2003.131353 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/20/3/13-1353_article ER - End of Reference