Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever in Turkey
S. Sami Karti*

, Zekaver Odabasi†, Volkan Korten†, Mustafa Yilmaz*, Mehmet Sonmez*, Rahmet Caylan*, Elif Akdogan*, Necmi Eren*, Iftihar Koksal*, Ercument Ovali*, Bobbie R. Erickson‡, Martin J. Vincent‡, Stuart T. Nichol‡, James A. Comer‡, Pierre E. Rollin‡, and Thomas G. Ksiazek‡
Author affiliations: *Karadeniz Technical University, School of Medicine, Trabzon, Turkey; †Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey; ‡Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Table
Signs and symptoms among clinically suspected and confirmed CCHF patientsa
Signs and symptoms |
|
Confirmed cases n=5 |
Suspected cases n=14 |
Total (%) n=19 |
Malaise
|
5
|
14
|
19 (100%)
|
Fever
|
4
|
12
|
16 (84%)
|
Nausea and vomiting
|
3
|
13
|
16 (84%)
|
Abdominal pain
|
3
|
13
|
16 (84%)
|
Petechiae-ecchymosis
|
5
|
6
|
11 (58%)
|
Myalgia
|
4
|
4
|
8 (42%)
|
Bleeding from various sites
|
1
|
7
|
8 (42%)
|
Diarrhea
|
3
|
4
|
7 (37%)
|
Lymphadenopathy
|
1
|
3
|
4 (21%)
|
Hepatomegaly |
1 |
3 |
4 (21%) |
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