Evaluation of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Cases During the COVID-19 Pandemic Period
Flora
; 27(4):601-608, 2022.
Article
in Turkish
| EMBASE | ID: covidwho-2238495
ABSTRACT
Introduction:
Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) is a zoonotic disease that progresses with fever and bleeding and is endemic in our region. In this study, we aimed to determine the symptoms, transmission routes and risk factors in CCHF patients who have similar clinical features with COVID-19, and to investigate the relationship between CCHF cases and COVID-19 restrictions in our region where CCHF is endemic. Materials andMethods:
One hundred fifty-nine patients diagnosed with CCHF in the infectious diseases and clinical microbiology clinic between April 2021 and September 2021 were included in the study. A questionnaire consisting of a set of questions was filled in for patients diagnosed with CCHF, in which demographic data, admission complaints, risk factors and habits during the COVID-19 pandemic were evaluated.Results:
The mean age of the 159 CCHF patients included in the study was 50.9 ± 18.5 years and 59.7% were male. The most frequently reported complaints by the patients were fatigue (94.5%), muscle-joint pain (79.9%) and fever (74.2%). During the disease period, COVID-19 was suspected in 62.3% of them, PCR test was applied to all of them, and the result was positive in only one patient. There was no change of residence of the patients during the illness period. There was no significant increase in the population of the residence area or the frequency of visits due to the pandemic. The number of patients who reported an increase in the number of ticks in their environment was 44 (27.8%). It was determined that there was no significant increase in the number of activities such as visiting rural areas or having a picnic due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Only 32.2% of patients engaged in animal husbandry or field work reported an increase in the frequency of these jobs compared to the pre-pandemic period.Conclusion:
The reason for the increase in the number of CCHF cases in our center was not associated with the increase in the frequency of visits to rural areas or the change of residence during the COVID-19 pandemic period.
adult; animal husbandry; arthralgia; article; clinical feature; communicable disease; controlled study; coronavirus disease 2019; Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever; demographics; fatigue; female; fever; field work; habit; human; major clinical study; male; microbiology; muscle; nonhuman; pandemic; questionnaire; risk assessment; risk factor; rural area; tick
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Experimental Studies
Language:
Turkish
Journal:
Flora
Year:
2022
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Article
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