Evaluation of the Patients Applying to the Hospital for a Tick Bite

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dc.contributor.authorKorkmaz, Tanzer
dc.contributor.authorSirmatel, Fatma
dc.contributor.authorBoztas, Guledal
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-25T19:57:35Z
dc.date.available2024-09-25T19:57:35Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.departmentAbant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractObjective: Cases of tick bite require careful assessment because Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is an increasingly important tick-borne disease in Turkey. The aim of this study is to analyse the patients who applied to the hospital for a tick bite and to determine the prevalence of tick bites in the Bolu Province according to the records of the Provincial Directorate of Health. Methods: The charts of the patients admitted to the Emergency Department between 1 January 2007 and 31 July 2010 were reviewed. The locations where the tick attached to the patient, site of the tick bite on the body, dates of tick bite and removal of the tick as well as the demographic characteristics were recorded. Moreover, data of the Provincial Directorate of Health on total number of tick bites, confirmed CCHF cases and deaths due to CCHF in the Bolu Province during the study period were evaluated. Results: A total of 451 patients were admitted to the Emergency Department, and 52.5% were female. The mean age was 41.7 years. The cases were predominantly observed in June and July, and were mostly from the city center (n=216) and the majority of them (n=338) were found to take place in the patients' primary living area. For patients in some professional groups such as labourers, officials and retired persons, the difference between male and female patients was statistically significant in terms of incurring a tick bite. According to the records of the whole province during the study period, 10 979 patients had a tick bite, 72 were diagnosed as CCHF, and 6 patients had a fatal outcome. Conclusions: Contact with a tick is a hazardous condition and precautions such as development of public awareness, preventive measures and education of the healthcare staff is crucial.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.5152/kd.2011.09
dc.identifier.endpage47en_US
dc.identifier.issn1301-143X
dc.identifier.issn1309-1484
dc.identifier.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-83655164819en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ4en_US
dc.identifier.startpage44en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.5152/kd.2011.09
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12491/13475
dc.identifier.volume24en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000420898300009en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/Aen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isotren_US
dc.publisherAvesen_US
dc.relation.ispartofKlimik Journalen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.snmzYK_20240925en_US
dc.subjectCrimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virusen_US
dc.subjectticksen_US
dc.subjecttick biteen_US
dc.titleEvaluation of the Patients Applying to the Hospital for a Tick Biteen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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