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Different Abundances of Human Biting Ticks in Two Neighboring Provinces in Turkey       
Yazarlar
Ayşen Gargılı Keleş
Marmara Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Sırrı Kar
Namık Kemal Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Nadim Yılmazer
Namık Kemal Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Mehmet Önder Ergönül
Koç Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Zati VATANSEVER Prof. Dr. Zati VATANSEVER
Kafkas Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Özet
In this study, tick samples were examined, which were obtained from humans who applied to the regional hospitals with complaints of tick bites between May and November 2007 in two neighboring provinces, Kocaeli and Sakarya, in Eastern Marmara Region of Turkey. The samples were evaluated in terms of species, developmental stage and season for each province. In the course of the study, totally 3121 ticks were collected. Of those, 1610 ticks were from Kocaeli, 1511 ticks were from Sakarya. Among the total samples Ixodes spp. (52.87%), Hyalomma spp. (41.78%), Rhipicephalus spp. (4.2%), Haemaphysalis spp. (0.7%), Dermacentor spp. (0.35%) and Argas spp. (0.003%) were identified. Additionally, it was seen that one person was bitten by male Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus and one other was bitten by nymphal stage of Otobius megnini; these species were recorded for the first time in humans in Turkey. Concerning with the incidences of tick species, majority belongs to Hyalomma spp. (60.06%) in Kocaeli and Ixodes spp. (75.65%) in Sakarya. There were somewhat differences also in incidences of other tick species between these provinces. These disparities encountered between two neighboring provinces which have adjacent coordinates and similar climates, showed that the risk of tick bites or characteristic of this risk in a region could vary distinctly in terms of sub-regions which have some specific sub-conditions.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Tick | Eastern Marmara | Turkey | Human
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı KAFKAS UNIVERSITESI VETERINER FAKULTESI DERGISI
Dergi ISSN 1300-6045
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Exp, SCOPUS, Curation, Essential Science Indicators, Pdf2xml, Pdf2xml, Reference Master, Sophia, Web Of Science Expanded, Zoological Record
Dergi Grubu Q4
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 03-2011
Cilt No 17
Doi Numarası 10.9775/kvfd.2010.3545
Makale Linki http://vetdergi.kafkas.edu.tr/extdocs/2011_2A/S93-S97.pdf