| Yazarlar |
Prof. Dr. Fatih BÜYÜK
Kafkas Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
Prof. Dr. Özgür ÇELEBİ
Kafkas Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Elif ÇELİK
Kafkas Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
Bekir Çelebi
Türkiye |
|
Selçuk Kılıç
Türkiye |
Doç. Dr. Aliye GÜLMEZ SAĞLAM
Kafkas Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
Doç. Dr. Doğan AKÇA
Türkiye |
|
Mehmet Doğanay
Türkiye |
Prof. Dr. Salih OTLU
Türkiye |
Prof. Dr. Mitat ŞAHİN
Türkiye |
| Özet |
| Background/aim: The aim of the current study was to investigate the presence of antibodies against Francisella tularensis in individuals in different occupations that have contact with animals in the Kars region of northeastern Turkey. Materials and methods: A total of 201 blood samples specifically including 103 farmers, 45 clinical veterinarians, 42 butchers, and 11 hunters were analyzed. The results of the study were reported in relation to some sociodemographic features (age, sex, occupation, and experience) of the volunteers. The presence of antibodies was determined by a microagglutination (MA) test. In addition, positive sera were confirmed using an ELISA kit. Results: Fifteen (7.46%) individuals, including fourteen farmers and one clinical veterinarian, were found to be positive for F. tularensis by both MA and ELISA with a titer range of 1/10 to 1/160. The highest seroprevalence rate was observed in farmers (13.59%), followed by clinical veterinarians (2.22%). The occurrence of tularemia was found to increase with age. Conclusion: Though the main route of tularemia outbreaks is water-borne in Turkey, it was determined that people whose occupations bring them into contact with animals are at risk. Similar studies are recommended in order to further clarify the epidemiology of the disease in the northeast of Turkey. |
| Anahtar Kelimeler |
| Makale Türü | Özgün Makale |
| Makale Alt Türü | SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale |
| Dergi Adı | Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences |
| Dergi ISSN | 1300-0144 |
| Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | SCI-Expanded |
| Makale Dili | İngilizce |
| Basım Tarihi | 02-2016 |
| Cilt No | 46 |
| Sayı | 2 |
| Sayfalar | 451 / 456 |
| Doi Numarası | 10.3906/sag-1412-138 |
| Atıf Sayıları |
