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 1
Demographics and seroprevalence of CCHFV in persons living in rural and urban areas of Tokat and Sivas provinces, Turkey, 2006*
| Characteristic | Persons living in rural area (n = 782) | Persons living in urban area (n = 100) |
|---|---|---|
| Age, y | ||
| Mean ± SD | 41.5 ± 18.6 | 41.9 ± 18.4 |
| Range |
7–83 |
7–80 |
| Gender, no. (%) | ||
| Female | 390 (49.8) | 53 (53) |
| Male |
392 (50.2) |
47 (47) |
| Total seroprevalence, no. positive (%) |
100 (12.8) |
2 (2) |
| Seroprevalence by gender, no. positive/no. tested (%)† | ||
| Female | 47/390 (12.1) | 0/53 (0) |
| Male |
53/392 (13.5) |
2/47 (4.3) |
| Seroprevalence by age, y, no. positive/no. tested (%)‡ | ||
| 7–20 | 4/138 (2.9) | 0/14 (0) |
| 21–30 | 9/100 (9) | 0/18 (0) |
| 31–40 | 14/134 (10.5) | 0/15 (0) |
| 41–50 | 20/126 (15.90 | 1/18 (5.6) |
| 51–60 | 23/157 (14.6) | 1/17(5.9) |
| 61–70 | 20/85 (23.5) | 0/13 (0) |
| 71–83 | 10/45 (22.2) | 0/5 (0) |
*CCHFV, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus.
†p value = 0.59 for persons living in rural area; for persons living in urban area, data are insufficient for statistical analysis.
‡p value <0.001 for persons living in rural area; for persons living in urban area, data are insufficient for statistical analysis.
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