Emerging infectious diseases
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Emerging Infect. Dis. · Apr 2012
Subclinical infections with Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus, Turkey.
To investigate Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus in Turkey, we conducted a seroepidemiologic survey during January-April 2009. Seroprevalence of infection was 10% in a sample from an outbreak region and increased with patient age, indicating that the virus had been previously present in Turkey. We also estimated that 88% of infections were subclinical.