Dergimize 2008 yılında 23 araştırma 36 olgu sunumu ve 3 ayın olgusu gönderilmiş olup 8 yazardan da derleme yazısı isteğinde bulunulmuştur Yirmidört araştırmanın 16’sı kabul 6’sı ret olmuştur 2’si değerlendirme aşamasındadır Otuzaltı olgu sunumunun 13’ü kabul 14’ü ret edilmiş olup 9 tanesi değerlendirme aşamasındadır Üç ayın olgusu yayınlanmıştır

Crimean Congo haemorrhagic fever CCHF virüs causes severe disease in humans with a mortality reaching 30 It has the most extensive geographic distribution among the medically important tick borne viral diseases Although it is more frequently recovered from animals without any symptoms sporadic cases or epidemics may also be seen in human beings Acute course of the disease appears with symptoms of generalized pain myalgia fever nausea vomiting abdominal pain diarrhoea ecchymoses and bleeding and findings of elevated liver enzymes thrombocytopenia and leukopenia The knowledge of the presenting features of haemorrhagic fevers is necessary for the clinician as early diagnosis and treatment might potentially decrease mortality and the chance of secondary spread of the infection Ribavirin has been tried in the treatment of Crimean Congo haemorrhagic fever Turk Arch Ped 2008; 43: 108 18 Key words: Crimean Congo haemorrhagic disease tick borne viral haemorrhagic disease