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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...
Amaç: Reptilia sınıfında bulunan sürüngenler Crocodilia (timsahlar), Rhynchocephalia (kalak başlılar), Squamata (pullular, kertenkeleler ve yılanlar) ve Testudines (kaplubağalar) olmak üzere dört takım altında 10 000’in üzerinde tür çeşitliliğiyle dünya üzerinde geniş dağılım gösteren karasal omurgalılardır. Türkiye toprakları sahip olduğu coğrafi...
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...
Feather mites (Astigmata: Analgoidea and Pterolichoidea) are commensal ectosymbionts permanently living on avian hosts. The study was based on parasitological examination of 59 bird specimens representing 28 species from the orders Accipitriformes, Apodiformes, Columbiformes, Passeriformes, Pelecaniformes, and Strigiformes collected in Artvin, Sams...
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...
Three adult European glass lizards (Pseudopus apodus Klembara) were caught in the garden of Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University (Samsun, Turkey) and were observed to have a tick infestation. During macroscopic examination, tick samples were collected from the lateral groove on both sides of the lizard by using blunt-tip tweezer...
The aim of the study was to identify the chewing lice which were sampled from the birds found dead during ornithological studies in the natural areas of Samsun, and transported to the laboratory of Ondokuz Mayıs University, Veterinary Faculty, Department of Parasitology, between 2018 and 2020. All samples were collected by ectoparasite examination....
Reptiles (Reptilia) may cause public health problems due to the zoonotic infection agents it carries occasionally. Especially some of these parasites have zoonotic importance: Spirometra belongs cestodes; Anisakis, Angiostrongylus cantonensis, Contracaecum, Eustrongylide, Gnathostoma, Pseudoterranova and Trichinella spp. belong nematodes; Armillife...
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...
Feather mites (Astigmata: Analgoidea and Pterolichoidea) are obligate parasitic or commensal ectosymbionts permanently living on birds and characterized by a high host specificity. All these mites can be referred to four morpho-ecological groups based on microhabitats occupied on hosts and morphological adaptations to them: wing and tail feather mi...
ASBTRACT: Birds have a symbiotic relationship with many ectoparasite groups such as chewing lice (Mallophaga: Am-blycera, Ischnocera), fleas (Siphonaptera), keds (Diptera: Hippoboscidae), mites (Acari: Sarcoptiformes, Trombidiformes) and ticks (Acari: Ixodidae, Argasidae). In fact, this relationship is mainly based on parasitism, but feather mites...
Aim: The moles (Talpidae) are in the insectivora (Eulipotyphla) order of mammals and represented by
five species in Turkey: Talpa davidiana, T. europaea, T. levantis, T. martinorum, T. ognevi. The Black Sea
mole (Talpa levantis Thomas, 1906) is distributed in the Black Sea coasts and the Anatolian coasts of the
Marmara Sea in areas where the habita...
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...
Poecilochirus necrophori Vitzthum, 1930 is a Palearctic distributed species, which deutonymphs are phoretic
on some burying beetles (Coleoptera: Silphidae). The mites use adult beetles for transport to carcasses where the deutonymphs moult into adults and both mites and beetles feed and reproduce. A life cycle of Poecilochirus species is synchroniz...
Three adult European glass lizards were caught in the garden of Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ondokuz Mayıs University (May 2020) and presence of tick infestation was detected. During macroscopic examination, the samples were collected from lateral groove on both sides of the lizard by using blunt tip tweezers. As a result of the microscopic anal...
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...
A dead black stork (Ciconia nigra) was found by an ornithologist in the Kızılırmak Delta near Samsun, Turkey and brought to the Parasitology Laboratory of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at Ondokuz Mayis University for ectoparasitological examination in December 2019. During the examination, 45 specimens of chewing lice (21 males, 18 females and...
Ornithomya avicularia are flies that are obligate blood-suckers and feed on birds (ornithophilic) in the Hippoboscidae family. Due to their dorsal-ventral flattened appearance, they are called lice fly or tick fly. In the studies conducted so far, it has been determined that species belonging to the Hippoboscidae family have caused infestation in a...
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...
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...
The aim of this study was to determine the effects of the addition of different amounts of fumaric acid (FA) and malic acid (MA) to the leaves of Robinia pseudoacacia (Black locust, acacia), Prunus laurocerasus (cherry laurel), Quercus cerris (oak), and Camellia sinensis (tea factory wastes, TFW), to improve their value as alternative feeds for rum...
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...
Moleküler biyolojideki ilerlemeler, yüksek duyarlılık ve özgünlük
gösteren yeni teşhis metotlarının geliştirilmesi ile parazit artropodların
teşhisinde ve artropod kaynaklı paraziter hastalıkların kontrolünde yeni
yaklaşımların ortaya konmasını sağlamıştır. Geleneksel olarak
artropodların ayrımı ve teşhisi, genellikle morfolojik yapıları, konak
spe...
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...
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...
The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of various inulin levels on in vitro true dry matter digestibility (IVTDDM) and in vitro neutral detergent fibre digestibility (IVTDNDF) of corn silage (CS), perennial ryegrass (PR), and common vetch/oat hay (VO). Inulin was added to the fermenter at concentrations of 0 (CSC, PRC, VOC), 100 (CS10...
: 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...
We investigated migratory birds’ role in spreading Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) through attached ticks. We detected CCHFV RNA in ticks on migratory birds in Turkey. Two isolates showed similarity with CCHFV genotype 4, suggesting a role for ticks in CCHFV epidemics in Turkey and spread of CCHFV by birds.
The occurrence of feline myiasis is rare. Massive infestations of dipteran larvae can lead to death if not treated at an early stage. Auricular, anal and umbilical myiasis was detected in three neonatal kittens. The dipteran larvae were collected, fixed in 70% alcohol and clarified with 10% KOH for a few days. Later, larvae were dissected under the...
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...
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...
One female and two male nematodes were identified as Synhimantus (Synhimantus) laticeps (Rudolphi, 1819) Railliet, Henry et Sisoff, 1912 in the postmortem examination of a female goshawk's gizzard (Accipiter nisus) which was brought to our Parasitology Laboratory by the Directorship of Environmental and Forestry authorities of Samsun, Turkey in Sep...
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...
In this study, the investigation of serum total sialic acid (TSA) levels in cattles with cystic echinococcosis was aimed. Two - 3 years old 15 cattles infected with cystic echinococcosis larvae and 10 healthy cattles were composed of study animal material. Blood samples were taken from the cattles prior to slaughter and organs of slaughtered cattle...
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...
A 5-year-old boy presented with a 4-year history of recurrent rhinitis during winter seasons. Although the serum total IgE level was high, no atopy was detected to common regional allergens by skin prick tests. Patient's house was infested with larva and adult forms of a carpet beetle. The insect was identified as Anthrenus verbasci. Skin test with...
This study was carried out to determine the prevalence of helminth species in horses, donkeys, and mules in the Central Black Sea region, between March 2004 and July 2005. For this purpose, 140 faecal samples were taken from horses (n = 83), donkeys (n = 31), and mules (n = 26) in Samsun, Sinop, Ordu, Amasya, and Tokat provinces. Infection rates we...
Aural myiasis can be defined as fly larvae feeding on the host’s ear. It is a rare condition and occurs mostly in
children and the mentally retarded adults. We present a 40-year-old, mentally healthy, farmer with aural myiasis.
Clinical examination revealed live maggots filling the left external ear canal (EAC). Twenty-three live maggots
were remov...
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...
A cross-sectional survey was performed to determine the prevalence and intensity of helminth infections in 185 chickens from nine districts in the Samsun region, northern Turkey between July 1999 and June 2000. In total, 88% of 83 scavenging chickens and 4% of 52 layers from laying batteries were infected, but none of the 50 broilers harboured helm...
The prevalence of Theileria equi and Babesia caballi was determined in equid blood samples in five provinces of the Black Sea region of Turkey by using the indirect fluorescent antibody test (IFAT). Of 153 samples, 53 (34.6%) and 33 (21.5%) were seropositive to B. caballi and T. equi, respectively. In addition, 8 (5.2%) of samples were seropositive...
With this case report, we describe Trombiculidae larvae (Neotrombicula autumnalis) infestation in a Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus) which was brought to our clinics by the Directorship of Environmental and Forestry authorities of Samsun, Turkey in April, 2007. The male Little Bittern (I. minutus), with a black back and crown, and black wings wi...
Psoroptes cuniculi for treatment and in 10 rabbits in contact with the infested animals for protection. The efficacy of the drug was evaluated based on the clinical signs, the absence of live mites and new clinical cases during a period of least two weeks. Elimination of clinical signs and mites were seen in three rabbits seven days after the iverm...
A 29-year-old male patient presented with complaints of a localized mass behind his right lower eyelid that had been present for the last 6 months. Ophthalmologic examination was completely normal except for a 2 cm x 2 cm painless mass localized on the inferior orbital rim behind the right lower eyelid. An excisional biopsy was planned, and an ante...
Myiasis infestation is a rare complication of decubitus ulcer which in the case described was caused by Sarcophaga spp. The 32-year-old debilitated woman, having previously been treated for decubitus ulcer on her left heel, had a recurrence on the same heel in which there was a myiasis infestation. After removal of the larvae, the wound was irrigat...
This study was carried out to determine seasonal distribution of ticks in cattle and sheep, between April 1993- April 1995.
Totally 1509 cattle, 2400 sheep were examined for tick infestation. 31% of the cattle, 41% of the sheep were infested with ticks. Six genera of hard ticks (Boophilus, Rhipicephalus, Haemaphysalis, Dermacentor, Hyalomma, Ixodes...