Browsing by Author "Gunes, Turabi"
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Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus in High-Risk Population, Turkey
Gunes, Turabi; Engin, Aynur; Poyraz, Omer; Elaldi, Nazif; Kaya, Safak; Dokmetas, Ilyas; Bakir, Mehmet; Cinar, Ziynet (CENTERS DISEASE CONTROL, 2009)In the Tokat and Sivas provinces of Turkey, the overall Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) seroprevalence was 12.8% among 782 members of a high-risk population. CCHFV seroprevalence was associated with history ... -
Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus in Ticks Collected from Humans, Livestock, and Picnic Sites in the Hyperendemic Region of Turkey
Gunes, Turabi; Poyraz, Omer; Vatansever, Zati (MARY ANN LIEBERT INC, 2011)During June and July 2007, about 3125 adult ticks were collected from humans, animals, and vegetation in a hyperendemic region (Sivas and Tokat) of Turkey. A total of 2193 ticks were pooled in 225 pools and screened for ... -
Sequential determination of serum viral titers, virus-specific IgG antibodies, and TNF-alpha, IL-6, IL-10, and IFN-gamma levels in patients with Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever
Kaya, Safak; Elaldi, Nazif; Kubar, Ayhan; Gursoy, Nevcihan; Yilmaz, Meral; Karakus, Gulderen; Gunes, Turabi; Polat, Zubeyde; Gozel, Mustafa Gokhan; Engin, Aynur; Dokmetas, Ilyas; Bakir, Mehmet; Yilmaz, Neziha; Sencan, Mehmet (BIOMED CENTRAL LTD, 2014)Background: Although there have been a number of studies on the pathogenesis of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) recently, knowledge on this topic is still insufficient. This study aims to reveal the kinetics of serum ... -
The seroprevalence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in humans from two different climatic regions of Turkey and its co-seroprevalence rate with Borrelia burgdorferi
Gunes, Turabi; Poyraz, Omer; Atas, Mehmet; Turgut, Nergiz Hacer (TUBITAK SCIENTIFIC & TECHNICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL TURKEY, 2011)Aim: To investigate the seroprevalence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in people living in 2 different climatic regions and to evaluate the co-seroprevalence rate of A. phagocytophilum with Borrelia burgdorferi. Sinop and ... -
The seroprevalence of Rickettsia conorii in humans living in villages of Tokat Province in Turkey, where Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus is endemic, and epidemiological similarities of both infectious agents
Gunes, Turabi; Poyraz, Omer; Atas, Mehmet; Turgut, Nergiz Hacer (TUBITAK SCIENTIFIC & TECHNICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL TURKEY, 2012)Aim: Tokat Province is an epicenter for Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) in Turkey. The aim of this study was to investigate the seroprevalence of Rickettsia conorii and to clarify the epidemiological similarities ... -
SEROPREVALENCE OF TICK-BORNE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS (TBEV) AMONG THE RESIDENTS OF RURAL AREAS IN SINOP, CENTRAL BLACK-SEA REGION, TURKEY
Gunes, Turabi; Poyraz, Omer; Atas, Mehmet; Alim, Ahmet (ANKARA MICROBIOLOGY SOC, 2010)Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE), caused by tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) is one of the serious neurological infections seen especially in the Asian and North European countries. The principal vectors of TBEV are hard ... -
Serosurvey of Coxiella burnetii in high risk population in Turkey, endemic to Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus
Erturk, Rahsan; Poyraz, Omer; Gunes, Turabi (WOLTERS KLUWER MEDKNOW PUBLICATIONS, 2017)Background & objectives: Q fever caused by Coxiella burnetii is a zoonotic infection that spreads to human beings from animals. This study was aimed to demographically examine the C. burnetii seroprevalence in the people ...