People To People Transmission of CCHF among Society: Four Cases

Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a tick-borne viral hemorrhagic disease that has been reported in the Turkey since 2002. Tick- bite is the most widespread transmission route of CCHF. In addition, contact with patients and blood of infected animals is referred to be source of virus transmission. In the current study, all of four cases did not have tick-bite history as well as they did not contact with animals. They had only been to city centers of endemic regions for CCHF. In this case report, transmission of virus with the indirect and unaware contact is speculated.