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IntroductionThe grey wolf (Canis lupus) is the natural host of many parasites. These animals travel quite long distances to search for prey and nests, causing parasites to spread over large areas; therefore, determination of the parasites carried by grey wolves is important.Methods
In this study, we used both morphological and molecular methods for...
Red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) are the most prevalent wild carnivores in the world and definitive hosts of many pathogenic para -
sites for humans and farm animals. These animals travel great distances in search of prey and nests, and cause contamina-
tion of large geographic areas with parasites. For this reason, monitoring the parasitic pathogens of r...
We investigated the Culicoides fauna in Turkey during the years 2016-2019 in the process of entomological surveillance for arboviral diseases. The entomological survey was conducted at 104 sampling stations in 51 provinces in Turkey during four consecutive years. There were approximately 450,000 specimens and 59 identified species collected during...
Anaplasmosis is a rickettsial infection with significant effects on human and animal health, and the discovery of new species or genotypes with zoonotic potential in recent years has increased this importance. The aim of this study was to provide the first assessment of the molecular etiology and prevalence of bovine anaplasmosis in Kyrgyzstan (spe...
Tick-borne diseases have been an increasing threat to human and animal health all over the world. Anaplasmosis is one of the emerging tick-borne diseases and has zoonotic potential. A new novel species, which was detected in China in 2010–2012 and provisionally named Anaplasma capra in 2015, causes zoonotic infections and infects many different ani...
Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia duodenalis are zoonotic protozoan parasites that are widely seen in domestic and wild animals worldwide. While these pathogens, which affect the digestive system of the hosts, cause high economic losses in animal breeding, they are also considered an important public health problem. In recent years, molecular-based...
Vector-borne pathogens continue to increase their impact on the livestock industry worldwide. To protect animals against these pathogens, it is very important to identify the species that cause the disease and understand their prevalence. This study aimed to investigate the presence and prevalence of vector-borne pathogens in apparently healthy cat...
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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...
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Tick-borne pathogens (TBP) are an important group of organisms that can affect animals and humans all over the world. Equine piroplasmosis (EP), caused by Theileria equi and Babesia caballi, is considered one of the most important tick-borne diseases and can cause significant clinical symptoms and mortality in horses. Moreover, EP play...
The genus Anaplasma includes A. marginale, A. centrale, A. bovis, A. ovis, A. platys, and A. phagocytophilum transmitted by ticks, some of which are zoonotic and cause anaplasmosis in humans and animals. In 2012, a new species was discovered in goats in China. In 2015, the same agent was detected in humans in China, and it was provisionally named A...
The red fox is the wild carnivore with the widest distribution in the world. Thus, this animal acts as intermediate and final host for many parasite species. Neospora caninum is one of the most important protozoan agents causing abortion in cattle, sheep and goats in the world. The final hosts of N. caninum are domestic dogs and wild canids such as...
Abstract: Tick-borne parasitic diseases cause mild to severe infections among vertebrate hosts, including dogs. Species in the genus Babesia are important tick-borne pathogens and have worldwide distributions. Although there are data on the prevalence and distribution of Babesia species among dogs around the world, there is no information available...
Toxocara vitulorum infects cattle and water buffalo, leading to mild to severe infection in calves and has wide geographic distributions, especially in tropical and subtropical countries. This work aimed to assess the prevalence, distributions, and phylogeny of T.vitulorum in water buffaloes in different parts of Sivas, one of the essential buffalo...
Anaplasma phagocytophilum infects various hosts and lead to mild to severe infection. Currently, two A.phagocytophilum-related variants have been documented in different countries. Although limited, there are studies revealing the presence of A. phagocytophilum in water buffaloes, but no study investigating A. phagocytophilum-like 1 and –like 2. A....
Nosemosis, one of the most important honeybee diseases, causes colony losses and low productivity worldwide. A national study were carried out to presence of nosemosis throughout Türkiye, determine the prevalence of Nosema cereane and Nosema apis , and perform the network analyses of the parasites. Specimens were collected from hives with no clinic...
The present study aimed to investigate the prevalence of certain protozoa (B. caballi, T. equi, T. gondii,
Neospora sp.) and viral agents (equine influenza, equine viral arteritis, equine herpesviruses) of equids in
Balikesir and its surroundings, in Turkey. Plasma and serum samples were collected from 66 horses and 96
donkeys. Babesia caballi, T....
Determination of host preferences of blood-feeding arthropods is an important criterion for how ectoparasite-host interactions, host
selection, and feeding behaviour affects pathogen transmission. This study aimed to examine the host"s blood from engorged Culicoides species
collected from cattle farms in Turkey to shed light on their host preferenc...
Hemoplasma species cause clinical infections ranging from asymptomatic to life-threatening in cattle. To date, two hemoplasma species, Mycoplasma wenyonii (M. wenyonii) and Candidatus Mycoplasma haemobos (Ca. M. haemobos), have
been identified from cattle. There is no data on the presence and distributions of bovine hemoplasma species in cattle in...
Raw vegetables are the source of vitamins, minerals, proteins, and fibers that protect the human body against diseases. On the other hand, these may become sources of parasitic pathogens, which affect human health. This study aimed to assess the presence of helminth species in raw vegetables consumed in Sivas with microscopic and molecular techniqu...
Objective: This study aimed to investigate Anaplasma phagocytophilum and related strains (A. phagocytophilum-like 1 and like 2)
in sheep and goats for the first time in Sivas province with molecular techniques.
Methods: The study material was composed of 247 animal (159 sheep and 88 goats) blood samples from four districts of
Sivas province (Sivas...
In this study, the presence, prevalence, and genotypes of Anaplasma phagocytophilum, A. ovis, and A. capra in sheep were investigated based on 16 S SSU rRNA, groEL, and gtlA gene-specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR), respectively. The sequences of the genes were used for detection of the phylogenetic position of the species. Additionally, a res...
Anaplasma capra is a tick-borne pathogen that was discovered for the first time in goats in China in 2012. The studies carried out from the first detection in China to the present have revealed the presence of this species in eight countries including Angola, France, Iranian, South Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Spain, and Türkiye in three continents...
Toxoplasma gondii is an important parasitic zoonosis highly common around the world. T.gondii induced infections are usually asymptomatic; however, in acute cases, abortion or
congenital infections occur in humans depending on the period of pregnancy, whereas
respiratory and nervous system problems are rarely seen in animals. In sheep and goats, on...
Chalkbrood disease (Ascosphaera apis) is one of the important fungal diseases that cause serious economic losses to the beekeeping industry. Chalkbrood disease has a worldwide distribution also widespread in Turkey in the honeybee colonies. The aim of this study was to determine the presence of chalkbrood disease in honey bee colonies in Sivas city...
Hemoplasma species can cause infection varying from mild to severe in a wide range of hosts, including cattle and water buffalo. Two hemoplasma species, Mycoplasma wenyonii and Candidatus Mycoplasma haemobos, have been reported in cattle and water buffalo from different parts of the world to date. There was a lack of information on the presence and...
The present study was aimed to investigate the prevalence of some protozoa ( B. caballi , T. equi , T. gondii , Neospora sp. ) and viral agents (equine influenza, equine viral arteritis, equine herpesviruses) of equids in Balikesir and its surroundings, in Turkey. Plasma and serum samples were collected from 66 horses and 96 donkeys. Babesia caball...
We investigated the Culicoides fauna in Turkey during the years 2016-2019 in the process of entomological surveillance for arboviral diseases. The entomological survey was conducted at 104 sampling stations in 51 provinces in Turkey during four consecutive years. There were approximately 450,000 specimens and 59 identified species collected during...
Human toxocariasis is categorized as a neglected parasitic disease by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The disease is more prevalent in children than adults because children are more frequently exposed to the eggs of T. canis and T. cati which are the etiological agents of human toxocariasis during playing outside. This study ai...
Cystic echinococcosis is one of the important parasitic diseases affecting both human and animal health. The disease, which is seen in almost all regions of the world, threatens both public and animal health in Turkey. This study was conducted to investigate the prevalence of hydatid cyst in internal organs of cattle in a slaughterhouse in Sivas an...
Water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) is known to be one of the most important farm animals, thanks to has the ability to efficiently utilize poor quality feed resources, the source of high-quality milk and meat production, and resistance to diseases. Because of that, these animals have been important farm animals in many different countries, including T...
Canine hemoplasmas are vector-borne bacterial pathogens having worldwide distribution. There are two hemoplasmas species that cause disease in dogs. These are Mycoplasma haemocanis and Candidatus Mycoplasma haematoparvum. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of canine hemoplasmas among apparently healthy 194 owned-dogs in Sivas Prov...
Canine hepatozoonosis is a tick-borne disease caused by Hepotozoon canis and Hepotozoon americanum. H. canis is widespread almost all over the world, while H. americanum exists only in the continental of America. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of canine hepatozoonosis from blood samples of 150 owned-dogs in central part of Tu...
Türkiye’de ve dünyada oldukça geniş yayılım alanına sahip olan kızıl tilki (Vulpes vulpes), altın çakal (Canis aureus) ve gri kurt (Canis lupus) gibi yabani kanideler yaşadıkları bölgelerdeki ekosistemlerin devamlılığı için oldukça önemlidir. Ancak bu yabani kanideler aynı zamanda insan ve hayvan sağlığını etkileyen parazit, virüs ve bakteri gibi ç...
Giardia duodenalis is a unicellular flagellate parasite that infects the intestinal tract of a variety of mammals, including humans.The life cycle of this protozoan is direct, cysts are eliminated in the feces and are infective when ingested. Transmission occurs bythe fecal-oral route or by ingestion of contaminated food and water. The aim of this...
Neospora caninum is a parasitic protozoon that causes significant problems in terms of breeding such as abortions, milk yield losses, infertility, and premature culling. The annual economic loss caused by N.caninum is estimated to be US$ 1.298 billion globally and US$ 40.5 million in Turkey in cattle breeding. The aim of this study was to determine...
zet: Altın çakal (Canis aureus Linnaeus, 1758), Türkiye'de bulunan, dünyada da oldukça geniş yayılıma sahip yabani karnivorlardan biridir. Yabani karnivorlar çeşitli zoonoz helmintleri çevreye, insanlara ve diğer hayvanlara bulaştırma-ları bakımından önemli bir kaynak oluşturmaktadır. Bu araştırmada, çakallarda bulunabilecek, çevreye bulaşarak insa...
zet: Bu araştırma sığırların önemli atık etkenlerinden biri olan Neospora caninum'un atık yapmış sığırlardaki yay-gınlığının araştırılması amacıyla yapıldı. Bu amaçla, atık geçmişi ile Veteriner Kontrol Merkez Araştırma Enstitüsü Müdürlüğü'ne 25 ilden gönderilen 986 sığır kan serumu N. caninum antikorları yönünden competitive ELISA (c-E-LISA) ile t...
The Mediterranean monk seal, Monachus monachus (Hermann, 1779), is an endangered species according to International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List. Therefore it is of high importance to monitor mortality/survival of all individuals to ensure the sustainability of the population. Eighteen monk seals were found dead on the Turki...
Ergin Culicoides türlerinin toplanması, laboratuvar analizi ve tür identifikasyonu P09 25-29 Eylül 2017 20. Ulusal Parazitoloji Kongresi, Eskişehir. Giriş: Culicoides cinsinde bulunan türler insan ve hayvan sağlığı açısından önemli viral ve paraziter birçok hastalığa biyolojik türlerin vektörlük yaptığı bilinmektedir. Bu nedenle bu cinsteki sinekle...
