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 |
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 |