Objective: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is the leading viral hemorrhagic fever, widely seen throughout the world. The aim of this study was to review CCHF patients followed up in Erzurum Oltu State Hospital. Material and Methods: A retrospective evaluation was made of the epidemiological characteristics and clinical findings of 57 patients who presented at our hospital between January 2011 and September 2012, and were diagnosed with CCHF, confirmed with reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction test. Results: The 57 patients comprised 33 (57.89%) males and 24 (42.11%) females with a mean age of 44.21±19.82 years (range, 5-77 years). The most CCHF cases were seen in May and June. A history of contact with animals was reported by 61.40% of the patients, a tick bite by 36.84% and one patient was infected from contact with the secretions of an infected patient. The complaints on presentation were mostly high fever, fatigue and headache. Conclusion: In a larger proportion of the patients, there is no history of a known tick bite. Therefore, in endemic regions, awareness should be raised through public education meetings giving information about people at particular risk, protection from the disease, symptoms, routes of infection, and means of protection.
Keywords: Epidemiyoloji; hemorajik ateş virüsü, Kırım-Kongo; kene kaynaklı hastalıklar
Amaç: Kırım-Kongo kanamalı ateşi (KKKA), dünyada yaygın olarak görülen viral kanamalı ateşlerin başında gelir. Bu çalışmada, Erzurum Oltu Devlet Hastanesi'nde izlenen KKKA olguları irdelenmiştir. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Nisan 2011 ve Eylül 2012 tarihleri arasında hastanemize başvuran ve ters transkriptaz polimeraz zincir reaksiyonu ile KKKA tanısı doğrulanan 57 hastanın epidemiyolojik özellikleri, klinik bulgularını retrospektif olarak değerlendirildi. Bulgular: Elli yedi olgunun 33'ü (%57,89) erkek, 24'ü (%42,11) kadındı. Yaş ortalaması 44,21±19,82 (minimum 5, maksimum 77) idi. KKKA vaka sayısı, en sık Mayıs ve Haziran ayında görüldü. Hastaların %61,40'ının hayvanlarla temas öyküsü varken, %36,84'ünde kene tutma öyküsü ve sadece 1 hastada, enfekte hastanın sekresyonu ile temas öyküsü mevcuttu. Hastaların başvuru şikâyetleri arasında en fazla yüksek ateş, hâlsizlik ve baş ağrısı saptandı. Sonuç: Hastalığın büyük bir kısmında, bilinen kene temas öyküsü bulunmamaktadır. Hastalığın endemik olarak görüldüğü bölgelerde, özellikle risk altındaki kişilere hastalıktan korunma, hastalığın semptomları, hastalığın bulaşma ve korunma yolları hakkında eğitim toplantıları düzenlenmeli ve farkındalık artırılmalıdır.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Epidemiology; hemorrhagic fever virus, Crimean-Congo; tick-borne diseases
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