Serological Investigation of Occupational Exposure to Zoonotic Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Infection.
Animal breeder
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever
seroprevalence
slaughterhouse worker
veterinarian
Journal
The Eurasian journal of medicine
ISSN: 1308-8734
Titre abrégé: Eurasian J Med
Pays: Turkey
ID NLM: 101557701
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jun 2020
Jun 2020
Historique:
received:
04
06
2020
accepted:
24
09
2019
entrez:
3
7
2020
pubmed:
3
7
2020
medline:
3
7
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is an acute and highly fatal disease. In this study, our aim was to compare and evaluate the prevalence of CCHF virus (CCHFV) antibody among occupational high-risk groups by using the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and draw attention to the occupational groups that are at high risk for CCHF infection in an endemic region for this zoonotic infection in Erzurum, Turkey. The antibody levels against CCHFV were surveyed among slaughterhouse workers, animal breeders, and veterinarians. The study population was composed of 72 participants having direct contact with animals and 19 blood donors who were not in direct contact with animals. The overall rate of CCHF immunoglobulin G positivity in risk groups was found to be 6.94% (5/72). CCHFV antibodies were found in 4 (12.5%) individuals of the animal breeder group. This ratio was considered significantly higher compared with the healthy control group. CCHFV antibodies were found in only one person (4.0%) who was an abattoir worker. In the veterinarian group, all people were found negative. In our study, the variables showing important associations with the prevalence of anti-CCHFV antibodies were livestock breeding, rural areas, and age. It was concluded that our region is endemic with regard to CCHF infection and persons who had direct contact with animals are at high risk. Thus, these participants must take necessary measures to protect themselves from CCHF and should be trained by health authorities.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32612419
doi: 10.5152/eurasianjmed.2020.19176
pii: eajm-52-2-132
pmc: PMC7311122
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
132-135Informations de copyright
©Copyright 2020 by the Atatürk University School of Medicine - Available online at www.eurasianjmed.com.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Conflict of Interest: Authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.
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