Renal cyst infection caused by Brucella abortus.

A 49-year-old man with a medical history of polycystic kidney disease was presented to the emergency department with fever and left flank pain. Abdominal examination revealed an enlarged and painful left kidney. The C-reactive protein level was significantly high and the magnetic resonance imaging revealed areas of abnormal intensity and fluid-fluid levels in renal cysts.

Food-borne tonsillopharyngitis outbreak in a hospital cafeteria.

Objective: A food-borne tonsillopharyngitis outbreak was reported between 9th and 13th of February, 2008, in Söke State Hospital, Aydın, Turkey.

Methods: This descriptive cohort study was carried out immediately after the outbreak. In order to determine the probable origin, a questionnaire involving demographical features, clinical features, and possible risk factors was distributed to 403 persons.

An outbreak of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in western Anatolia, Turkey.

Objective: Sporadic Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) cases were first reported in Turkey in 2002, arising particularly in northeastern Anatolia. Epidemics have been reported in neighboring countries since the 1970s. With the increase in number of CCHF virus infected or suspected cases in the Aydin region of western Anatolia by 2006, we decided to focus attention on this disease.