| Yazarlar |
Prof. Dr. Fatih BÜYÜK
Kafkas Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
Mitat Şahin
Kafkas Üniversitesi, Veteriner Fakültesi, Turkey |
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Özgür Çelebi
Kafkas Üniversitesi, Veteriner Fakültesi, Turkey |
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Neriman Mor
Kafkas Üniversitesi, Turkey |
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Bekir Çelebi
Refik Saydam Hifzissihha Merkezi Başkanliǧi, Turkey |
| Özet |
| Objective: Tularemia, is a zoonotic disease with a wide variety of hosts caused by Francisella tularensis, that affects many animal species including mammals, birds and insects. Small rodents are the natural hosts, and blood-sucking ectoparasites are the most important vectors. Sheep are the most susceptible species to tularemia in domestic animals. Dogs play an important role in the epidemiology of tularemia, both as a reservoir carrying of the bacteria and as a host of ticks. In this study it was aimed to investigate of F. tularensis antibodies in sheepdog from the Kars region and pet dog from the Ankara region. Method: One hundred seventy one sheepdog blood serum samples from Kars region and 99 pet dog blood serum samples from Ankara region were examined in terms of F. tularensis antibodies with microagglutination test (MAT). F. tularensis antigen containing 0.005% safranin-O was used as the test antigen. Antibody titer of 1/80 or higher was considered as diagnostic titer with MAT. Results: F. tularensis antibody titers were found as 1/80 and above in total of 11 (4.07%) dogs including 9 (5.3%) sheepdogs and 2 (2.0%) pet dogs. These serum samples were examined with Brucella canis antigen and were found negative for brucellosis. The difference of F. tularensis antibodies incidence between sheepdogs and pet dogs was found statistically insignificant (p>0.05). Conclusion: It was concluded that dogs may play a role at transmission of tularaemia to people, such studies would benefit for the elucidation of the epidemiology of the disease and should be increased of the number of them. |
| Anahtar Kelimeler |
| Dog | Francisella tularensis | Microagglutination test (MAT) | Tularemia |
| Makale Türü | Özgün Makale |
| Makale Alt Türü | SCOPUS dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale |
| Dergi Adı | Turk Hijyen ve Deneysel Biyoloji Dergisi |
| Dergi ISSN | 0377-9777 |
| Makale Dili | İngilizce |
| Basım Tarihi | 01-2012 |
| Cilt No | 69 |
| Sayı | 2 |
| Sayfalar | 83 / 88 |
| Doi Numarası | 10.5505/TurkHijyen.2012.81488 |
| Atıf Sayıları | |
| SCOPUS | 3 |
