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Re: _|Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) (SUSPECTED) IN TURKEY|_
Source: http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=159675&bolum=101
147 fall victim to CCHF over past 6 years in Turkey
Last year, 55 people in Turkey died from Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF), a viral disease carried by certain tick species. With the latest deadly incidents, the total number of CCHF deaths has risen to 147 for the past six years in the country, according to research conducted by the Turkish Health Care Workers' Union (T?rk Sağlık-Sen).
The study also mapped the fatalities caused by CCHF in Turkey. CCHF was responsible for deaths in 24 provinces of Turkey last year, with the highest number of deaths occurring in the northern province of ?orum, where nine people died. In the province of Karab?k seven people died, and in Tokat province five people fell victim to the fatal virus. Four people lost their lives to the virus in Sivas last year.
In addition, the study revealed that in 2007, the disease struck only in the five-month period between May and September, when temperatures were high -- mostly occurring in June, which recorded 18 deaths. Fifteen people died in May and 16 in July; four died in August and two in September.
Those over 55 were the demographic with the most deaths from ticks carrying the CCHF virus last year. According to the research, eight people aged below 30, 15 people aged 30-55 and 27 people above the age of 55 died from CCHF. While the youngest person dying from the disease was 12 years old, the oldest was 84.
Speaking about the results of the study, ?nder Kahveci, the chairman of T?rk Sağlık-Sen, said: "The number of CCHF casualties is increasing every year. In large hospitals in the places where incidents mostly occur, units for tick-borne disease must be formed and the hospital staff must be properly educated about the disease. In this way, a more effective struggle against the disease can be achieved and problems, such as contamination of health staff, can be prevented."
25 November 2008, Tuesday
KAZIM CANLAN ANKARA
Source: http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=159675&bolum=101
147 fall victim to CCHF over past 6 years in Turkey
Last year, 55 people in Turkey died from Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF), a viral disease carried by certain tick species. With the latest deadly incidents, the total number of CCHF deaths has risen to 147 for the past six years in the country, according to research conducted by the Turkish Health Care Workers' Union (T?rk Sağlık-Sen).
The study also mapped the fatalities caused by CCHF in Turkey. CCHF was responsible for deaths in 24 provinces of Turkey last year, with the highest number of deaths occurring in the northern province of ?orum, where nine people died. In the province of Karab?k seven people died, and in Tokat province five people fell victim to the fatal virus. Four people lost their lives to the virus in Sivas last year.
In addition, the study revealed that in 2007, the disease struck only in the five-month period between May and September, when temperatures were high -- mostly occurring in June, which recorded 18 deaths. Fifteen people died in May and 16 in July; four died in August and two in September.
Those over 55 were the demographic with the most deaths from ticks carrying the CCHF virus last year. According to the research, eight people aged below 30, 15 people aged 30-55 and 27 people above the age of 55 died from CCHF. While the youngest person dying from the disease was 12 years old, the oldest was 84.
Speaking about the results of the study, ?nder Kahveci, the chairman of T?rk Sağlık-Sen, said: "The number of CCHF casualties is increasing every year. In large hospitals in the places where incidents mostly occur, units for tick-borne disease must be formed and the hospital staff must be properly educated about the disease. In this way, a more effective struggle against the disease can be achieved and problems, such as contamination of health staff, can be prevented."
25 November 2008, Tuesday
KAZIM CANLAN ANKARA