Yazarlar |
Halil İbrahim Gökçe
Türkiye |
Oktay Genç
Türkiye |
Atila Akca
Türkiye |
Prof. Dr. Zati VATANSEVER
Ankara Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
Ahmet Unver
Türkiye |
Hidayet Metin Erdogan
Türkiye |
Özet |
This study was designed to determine the presence and the prevalence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection in sheep and cattle in the Middle and Eastern Black Sea Regions of Turkey in which the potential vector, Ixodes ricinus, is widespread. Blood samples were collected from 720 sheep and 720 cattle from 6 provinces of the region, and used for detecting antibodies to A. phagocytophilum by indirect immunofluorescent antibody test (IFAT) and specific nucleic acids by a nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Blood smears were also prepared and examined microscopically for the presence of A. phagocytophilum-like organisms in polymorphonuclear cells. Of the animals examined, antibodies were detected in 110 (15.27%) cattle and 107 (14.86%) sheep and A. phagocytophilum-like organisms were detected in the blood of 73 (10.13%) cattle and 71 (9.86%) sheep. In addition, specific DNA was detected in the blood of 27 (14.75%) cattle and 22 (12.35%) sheep. The results obtained constitute the first molecular and serological evidence of A. phagocytophilum infection in sheep and cattle in the Black Sea Region of Turkey. © 2008 Akadémiai Kiadó. |
Anahtar Kelimeler |
cattle | sheep | Anaplasma phagocylophilum | prevalence | seroprevalence | indirect immunofluorescent antibody test (IFAT) | polymerase chain reaction (PCR) |
Makale Türü | Özgün Makale |
Makale Alt Türü | SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale |
Dergi Adı | ACTA VETERINARIA HUNGARICA |
Dergi ISSN | 0236-6290 |
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | SCI-Exp, SCOPUS, Biological Abstracts, Biosis Full Coverage Shared, Biosis Previews, Curation, Current Contents Agriculture Biology & Environmental Sciences, Essential Science Indicators, Pdf2xml, Pdf2xml, Reference Master, Sophia, Zoological Record |
Dergi Grubu | Q3 |
Makale Dili | İngilizce |
Basım Tarihi | 09-2008 |
Cilt No | 56 |
Sayı | 3 |
Sayfalar | 281 / 292 |
Doi Numarası | 10.1556/AVet.56.2008.3.2 |
Makale Linki | http://www.akademiai.com/doi/abs/10.1556/AVet.56.2008.3.2 |