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Prevalence and Molecular Characterization of Tick-Borne Pathogens in Dogs in Northeast Anatolia Region, Turkiye br    
Yazarlar
Gencay Taskin Tasci
Nilgun Aydin
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Neslihan ÖLMEZ
Kafkas Üniversitesi
Mesut Yigit
Mesut Erdi Isik
Prof. Dr. Zati VATANSEVER
Kafkas Üniversitesi
Özet
This study was carried out to determine the prevalence and molecular characterization of tick-borne pathogens (TBP) (Babesia spp., Theileria spp., and Hepatozoon spp.) in asymptomatic dogs in the northeast Anatolia region of Türkiye. Blood samples of 400 clinically healthy dogs were analyzed using PCR and RLB techniques. TBP prevalence and the relationship between habitat, gender, age, and breed of dogs were determined by using the R package prevalence (version 0.2.0.) and the Pearson chi-square statistics. Babesia spp., Theileria spp., Hepatozoon spp. DNAs were detected in 13% (52/400) of the dogs by PCR, while the prevalence of TBPs was 24.25% (CI: 20.24-28.62) by subsecuantial RLB assay. Sequence analysis of two Theileria ovis, two Babesia canis and two Hepatozoon canis isolates showed 100% identity with the corresponding reference isolates. In this study, Theileria ovis positivity was detected for the first time in dogs in the northeast Anatolia region of Türkiye.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Dog,Molecular characterization,Prevalence,Tick-borne pathogens
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 Grubu Q3
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 30-2024
Cilt No 30
Sayı 2
Sayfalar 161 / 170
Doi Numarası 10.9775/kvfd.2023.30303