Ali̇ Tümay Gürler

• PhD
• Ondokuz Mayıs University

Various bee pests that cause yield losses in honey bees and/or hive collapse. The most important is the small hive beetle (Aethina tumida), which has become one of the biggest problems of today’s beekeeping. The national study investigated small hive beetles in honey bee hives for the first time in Türkiye. In addition, the distribution of moths, o...

Purpose Nosemosis is a disease that infects both Western honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) and Asian honeybees (Apis cerana) and causes colony losses and low productivity worldwide. In order to control nosemosis, it is important to determine the distribution and prevalence of this disease agent in a particular region. For this purpose, a national study...

Buffaloes, known to be resistant to environmental conditions and diseases, host many parasites. The study aimed to investigate the parasites of water buffaloes in Samsun by fecal examination methods. A total of 988 fecal samples (432 adult buffalo and 556 calves) were examined parasitological. End of the study, 7 different helminth eggs (2 trematod...

Aelurostrongylus abstrusus, Oslerus rostratus, and Troglostrongylus brevior are nematodes found in the respiratory system of domestic cats and cause a variety of symptoms. All three parasites use the same hosts and niches, and the morphological measurements of their L1s excreted in faeces overlap with each other. In this study, 300 cats brought to...

Objective: This research was carried out to determine the digestive and respiratory system helminths of domestic geese collected from Canik, Çarşamba, Havza, Kavak, Terme, and Tekkeköy districts representing Samsun province. Methods: Within the scope of the study, the digestive and respiratory system organs of 64 domestic geese were collected. O...

Alveolar echinococcosis (AE), caused by Echinococcus multilocularis, is one of the most important zoonotic diseases. The parasite has a heterogeneous life cycle; more than 40 small mammal species have been determined to be potential intermediate hosts worldwide. Turkey is one of the highest endemic countries for AE, but only limited information is...

Ticks in the Arachnida class, Ixodidada, are bloodsucking parasites. There are more than 900 species of ticks in the world, more than 200 of them. A total of 62 different tick species, 54 of which are Ixodid and 8 are Argasid, have been identified in Turkey, but some of them have not been accepted in the world literature. The tick species seen in T...

Myiasis terimi özellikle Calliphorid, Muscid ve Sarcophagid gibi bazı diptera türlerinin ergin formlarının parazit olmadığı halde, larva formlarının insan ve omurgalı hayvanların nekrotik, canlı veya ölü dokularıyla ya da vücut dokularındaki sıvılar veya sindirilmiş gıdalarda beslenmesi sırasında meydana gelen bir hastalıktır. Özellikle sığır, koyu...

Amaç: Trombiculosis, günümüzde 3000’in üzerinde Trombikülid türünün tanımlandığı ve sadece larva dönemlerinin insan ve hayvanlarda meydana getirdiği enfestasyon olarak bilinir. Son derece geniş bir konak yelpazesine sahip bu türler çoğunlukla memelilerde enfestasyona neden olmakla birlikte kuşlarda, sürüngenlerde ve amfibilerde de enfestasyona nede...

Amaç: Artropodlar ve artropod kaynaklı hastalıklar, kuşlarda zaman zaman yüksek morbidite ve mortaliteye yol açabilmektedir. Bu artropodlardan bitlerin varlığı, dağılımı ve diğer epidemiyolojik verilerin saptanması önem arz etmekte, bu amaçla, özellikle kuşların göç yolları üzerinde yapılan araştırmalara ağırlık verilmektedir. Samsun’un Ondokuzmayı...

Amaç: Türkiye, farklı iklim ve doğa koşulları, arazi yapısı, zengin bitki örtüsü ve bal arısı popülâsyonlarındaki genetik çeşitlilik bakımından oldukça önemli bir arıcılık potansiyeline sahiptir. Ülkemiz sahip olduğu 8 milyon 100 bin kovan varlığı ile Çin'in ardından dünyada ikinci sırada yer almasına rağmen, bal üretimi istenilen düzeyde değildir....

Amaç: Calodium hepaticum insanlarda kapillarial hepatitise neden olan, önemli zoonoz parazitlerden birisidir. Parazit doğada av-avcı ilişkisi içerisinde varlığını devam ettirirken, leş yeme ve kanibalizmin yaygın görüldüğü Muroidea üst ailesindeki kemirgen türlerinde yüksek oranlarda bulunur. Konak spesifitesi düşük olan parazit, dünya genelinde 30...

Ectoparasite infestation was detected in a macroscopic examination of a red fox (Vulpes vulpes) that was brought dead to the Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Ondokuz Mayıs University Collected tick, lice and flea samples were preserved in 70% alcohol. It was determined in microscopic examination that tick samples were Haem...

This diagnostic survey of chigger mites of the family Trombiculidae was conducted across 26 provinces of Turkey during 2015-2016. A total of eight species of chigger mites from 5 genera were collected from 7 different host species of wild rodents and soricomorphs. The chigger species were as follows: Brunehaldia brunehaldi (Vercammen-Grandjean, 195...

Parasitic bronchopneumonia plays an important role, especially in the respiratory diseases of cats. Troglostrongylus species have been reported as lung parasites of wild cats; however, in recent years, they have also been found in domestic cats, especially from the Mediterranean and Balkan countries. In this report, Troglostrongylus brevior was fou...

Calodium hepaticum (Bancroft, 1893) Moravec, 1982 (Syn. Capillaria hepatica) is a zoonotic nematode that causes hepatic capillariosis. The nematode is globally distributed and parasitizes the liver of mammals, mainly Muroidea. The parasite causes human hepatic capillariosis, an uncommon zoonotic infection. Cricetulus migratorius Pallas, 1773 (Crice...

Toxocariasis is one of the most important parasitic zoonoses affecting human health. The main source of toxocariasis in humans is dog and cat faeces, which are primarily responsible for the contamination of urban areas with Toxocara spp. eggs. In this study, the relationship between dog or/and cat faeces and contamination of sand playgrounds in pub...

Neospora caninum is a major, cosmopolitan, protozoan parasite associated with abortion in cattle and water buffaloes. In this study, real-time PCR was used for the detection and quantification of the burden of N. caninum infections in aborted fetuses in the Middle Black Sea Region and Sivas Province of Turkey. In total, N. caninum DNA was detected...

A 25-year-old male patient, who had terminal stage skin cancer (malignant melanocytic neoplasia) on his skin of arm was infected with white, round, worm parasites in the lesion area of the skin. Parasites were collected with a thin forceps in a petri dish, cleaned in warm physiological saline, fixed by 70% hot ethyl alcohol and clarified in lactoph...

Echinococcus multilocularis, a heteroxen and zoonotic parasite, is found in the intestine of carnivores, particularly foxes. Adult cestodes are regarded apathogenic in definitive hosts, while metacestode, the alveolar form, is high pathogenic for intermediate hosts. The alveolar cyst causes a maling tumor-like lesions with infiltrative, proliferati...

Red foxes, which are wild carnivores with the densest population in the world, live in areas close to where people live. There are numerous studies on parasites, especially about zoonotic helminths, in red foxes are definitive hosts for various parasite species. Limited numbered of researches have been conducted in Turkey. The purpose of this study...

A male badger (Meles meles) died in a traffic accident admitted to the Parasitology Lab of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Ondokuz Mayıs University was examined systemically. Parasitological examination revealed that the badger was infected with 3 ectoparasites and 3 endoparasites. Following ectoparasites were detected; one flea (Paraceras me...

Toxocara vitulorum buzağı ve malaklara primer galaktojen yolla bulaşan, erginleri incebağırsağa yerleşen, patojen bir nematoddur. Bu pilot çalışmada, manda sütünde parazitin larvaları aranmıştır. Araştırma süresince 40 mandaya ait süt örnekleri kullanılmıştır. Tüm süt örnekleri öncelikle mikroskobik olarak siewing-flotasyon yöntemi ile Toxocara sp....

A study was carried out to investigate the presence of Echinococcus multilocularis in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in two regions of Turkey—central Anatolia (in Asia Minor) and Thrace (in the European part of Turkey). A total of 405 putative fox feces were collected from central Anatolia (186 specimens in 59 locations) and from Thrace (219 specimens i...

Animal fasciolosis occurs every year as an occasional problem in Samsun Province, especially of grazing animals in the Kizilirmak and Yesilirmak Deltas and surrounding areas. On occasions, dead animals or internal organs, including livers, lungs and hearts, are submitted to the Parasitology Department of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at Ondoku...

Introduction-Ticks and tick-borne diseases are a global problem. Cypermethrin and flumethrin are synthetic pyrethroid aca-ricides widely used for tick control in cattle. As is the case for all families of acaricides, pyrethroid resistance in ticks is one of the most important problems in cattle husbandry by causing major health problems and economi...

: A 2.5-year-old small male Cavalier King Charles spaniel was brought to Ondokuz Mayıs University’s Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Animal Hospital with symptoms of severe watery diarrhea, pain during defecation, intermittent cough, vomiting, and emaciation. Examination of the fecal smear revealed moderate infection of Strongyloides stercoralis larv...

A 2.5-year-old small male Cavalier King Charles spaniel was brought to Ondokuz Mayis University's Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Animal Hospital with symptoms of severe watery diarrhea, pain during defecation, intermittent cough, vomiting, and emaciation. Examination of the fecal smear revealed moderate infection of Strongyloides stercoralis larvae...

This study was carried out to determine flea species infesting small, wild rodents and insectivorous wild mammals of the Aegean Region in Turkey. A total of 52 small, wild mammals, comprising one insectivorous and four rodent species, namely Crocidura suaveolens, Mus macedonicus, Apodemus flavicollis, Microtus levis, and Apodemus witherbyi, were ca...

Babesiosis, theileriosis, and anaplasmosis are the tick-borne diseases of cattle in most of the tropical areas and Turkey. A total of 270 cattle were randomly selected from 27 villages and 77 farms in the Black Sea Region of Turkey for the determination of infections by Babesia bigemina and Anaplasma marginale by using the indirect fluorescent anti...

The World Health Organization considers leishmaniasis to be one of the most important zoonotic diseases with approximately 350 million people in 98 countries at risk of contracting the disease. The leishmaniasis also remains a severe public health problem in Turkey. It is important to evaluate the prevalence of Canine leishmaniasis (CanL) for desig...

The aim of the present study was to estimate the prevalence of Fasciola hepatica infection in sheep in the Black Sea region of Turkey. Samples from 213 sheep were collected randomly in Samsun, Tokat, and Sinop from September 2005 to January 2007 and tested by indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and Western blot analysis using F. hepa...

The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of nematode and cestode egg contamination in cats' and dogs' fecal samples collected from public grounds (public parks, streets, walks, shelter) in Samsun, Turkey and to evaluate the potential public health risks from parasites of concern. A total of 448 stool samples, 187 cat feces and...

Canine generalised demodicosis (CGD) is a challenging disease to treat effectively. Inactivated parapoxvirus ovis (iPPVO) could help to accelerate treatment with acaricidial therapy by altering the immune response. This study was designed to investigate the effects of treating CGD with amitraz plus iPPVO in terms of clinical outcomes and blood para...

Trichuris trichiura were collected from rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) and Hamadryas baboon (Papio hamadryas) in Samsun Zoo, Turkey. DNA was isolated from individual worm in baboon for molecular characterization. The ITS region was amplified and sequencing in both directions using NC5-NC2 primers. Pairwise comparison between ITS region of the T. t...

Presence of marine mammal nematodes in Turkey is poorly known. One bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) and four harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) stranded on the Turkish coast were examined at necropsy between 2009 and 2012. Harbour porpoise stranded from Marmara Sea were only infected by three species of lungworms (Metastrongyloidea): Sten...

Feather mites are one of the most important symbionts of birds, living on the feather, inside the quill, and in and on the skin. Approximately 2500 mite species from two superfamilies, Analgoidea and Pterolichoidea, have been described. Here, the feather mite fauna of 196 individuals of 42 bird species from the Kızılırmak delta, Turkey, was investi...

A total of 286 larval forms of Hysterothylacium aduncum were collected from Merlangius merlangus euxinus and Trachurus trachurus captured at different sites of the Black Sea coast of Turkey. Prevalence of H. aduncum in M. merlangus euxinus and T. trachurus was 37.4 and 29.3 %, respectively. The fourth-stage larvae from M. merlangus euxinus and T. t...

Severe injury a roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) which was brought to the clinics of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Ondokuz Mayi{dotless}s University by Provincial Directorate of Environment and Forest was examined for parasitological at 2010. The roe deer was found infected with pulmonary nematodes and collected as totally 42 (14♂, 27♀ and 1...

Background: A dead male Hamadryas baboon, Papio hamadryas, from a zoo in Samsun in northern Turkey was submitted for necropsy examination. Methods: Standard techniques were performed for necropsy and for parasitic identification. Results: A total of 14 nematodes were recovered from the small intestine. All nematodes were identified as Aonchoth...

Fifteen roe deer were examined at necropsy from Northern Turkey in the period 2006-2010 for the helminth infections. Totally 6470 helminth specimens were collected and identified by morphological criteria. Twenty-five helminth species were identified (1 of the Class Trematoda, 1 of Cestoda and 23 of Nematoda). Dicrocoelium dendriticum (Prevalence 2...

Objective: This study was performed at the Gelemen Pheasant Procreation Farm affiliated to the General Directorate of Nature Conservation and National Parks, Ministry of Forest and Water Affairs. Methods: A total of 203 faecal samples and 17 necropsies were examined. Results: In the faecal examination, Capillaria spp. accounted for 28.6% and H...

The aim of this study was to identify ectoparasites of wild roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) living in natural areas of Samsun Province that were wounded by car accidents or hunters between 2007 and 2010. A total of 90 ticks, 60 lice, and 5 deer keds were collected from 17 animals. Five tick species (Ixodes ricinus, Rhipicephalus bursa, Rhipicephalus...

We present the results of the studies on the chewing lice collected during the period 2009-2010 from 32 wild birds belonging to 11 species, in the Kızılırmak Delta of Turkey. From the 13 chewing louse species identified in the studied material, six of them are new records for the parasitological fauna of Turkey, namely: Ricinus fringillae De Geer,...

This study was carried out to determine the gastrointestinal helminths and their prevalence in the wild rats. For this purpose 34 wild rats were necropsied, and, 27 out of 34 were found infected. Prevalence of helminths were as fallow Strongyloides ratti (79.41%), Heterakis spumosa (79.41%), Hymenolepis diminuta (35.49%) and Nippostrongylus brasili...

Severe injury or dead six roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) which were brought to the clinics of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Ondokuz Mayi{dotless}s University by Provincial Directorate of Environment and Forest were examined for parasitological at 2007 to 2010. All roe deer were found infected with different gastro intestinal nematodes. Iden...

A coprologic study was conducted to determine the prevalence of helminth infections at the Samsun Zoo, Turkey. There are 184 animals comprising 45 species or subspecies, including 23 ruminants, three equines, 21 carnivores, 10 rabbits, two primates, two kangaroos, and 123 birds in the zoo. Fecal samples of zoo animals were collected and examined fo...

Myxobolus muelleri (Myxosporea: Myxobolidae), a myxosporidian parasite, was found for the first time infecting gills of flathead grey mullet (Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758) from the Samsun coastal waters of Turkey. The shapes of the mature spores were regularly oval. Some spores somewhat tapered anterior end, others completely round. Spores ranged...

Helminths of equines are one of the most important agents of parasitic diseases. Therefore, many studies have been conducted on helminths of equines in Turkey. In this article, a check list and prevalence rates of helminths of equines in Turkey have been given.

A study was performed in order to determine helminths of laboratory animals. Fecal specimens obtained from 110 mice, 263 rats and 65 rabbits were investigated and 37 rats and 7 rabbits were necropsied. In general, 83.8% rats were found to be infected by necropsy, while 100% of mice,and 81.8% of rats were found to be infected with one or more helmin...

Severe injury or dead six roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) which were brought to the clinics of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Ondokuz Mayıs University by Provincial Directorate of Environment and Forest were examined for parasitological at 2007 to 2010. All roe deer were found infected with different gastro intestinal nematodes. Identified 17...

This study was undertaken to determine the helminths of digestive and respiratory system of domesticated and wild rabbits in Ankara and districts. For this purpose 102 domesticated and 8 wild of total 110 rabbits were examined through necropsy and 502 rabbits were examined through fecal examinations. According to necropsy results 11 of rabbits (10%...

Nematodirus leporis (Chandler, 1924) was found in the large intestine of the wild rabbit in Ankara. Twenty male and twenty seven female Nematodirus leporis Chandler, 1924 were collected. This is the first report of N. leporis from rabbits in Turkey. Some morphological features and photographs of worms have been given in article.

Helminths of the respiratory system make up an important part of the parasitic diseases found in domestic animals. Therefore, many studies have been carried out on these helminths in Turkey. In this article, a check list and the prevalence rates of helminths of respiratory system found in domestic animals in Turkey has been given.

ZET: Laboratuvar hayvanlarında helmint enfeksiyonlarının yayılışını tespit etmek amacıyla 37 sıçan (Rattus norvegicus albinos) ile 7 tavşana (Oryctolagus cuniculus) nekropsi yapılmış, 110 fare (Mus musculus albinos), 263 sıçan ve 65 tavşanın dışkı örnekleri incelenmiştir. Çalışmada genel olarak enfeksiyon oranı nekropsi bakısı sonucunda sıçanlarda...