Ticks Acari Ixodida parasitizing humans in Corum and Yozgat provinces Turkey        
Yazarlar (4)
Prof. Dr. Adem KESKİN Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Aysun Keskin
Prof. Dr. Ahmet BURSALI Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Şaban Tekin
Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı EXPERIMENTAL AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY
Dergi ISSN 0168-8162 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI
Dergi Grubu Q1
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 12-2015
Cilt No 67
Sayı 4
Sayfalar 607 / 616
DOI Numarası 10.1007/s10493-015-9966-4
Makale Linki http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s10493-015-9966-4
Özet
In order to identify ticks infesting humans in Corum and Yozgat provinces in Turkey, a total of 2110 ticks representing 14 species were collected on humans, between June and September 2009. Of those, 1551 (687♂, 450♀, 407 nymphs, 7 larvae) were collected from Corum and 559 (330♂, 180♀, 49 nymphs) were collected from Yozgat. The majority of ticks (n = 1121, 53.1 %) was Hyalomma marginatum. Other common ticks infesting humans were Dermacentor marginatus (n = 209, 9.9 %) and Rhipicephalus turanicus sensu lato (n = 145, 6.9 %) in the study area. In addition, a total of 386 immature Hyalomma were found on humans in Corum (335 nymphs, 7 larvae) and Yozgat (44 nymphs). Ixodes laguri and Haemaphysalis erinacei taurica were recorded for the first time in Corum. To the best of our knowledge, this study is the first detailed investigation on ticks infesting humans in Corum and Yozgat, except individual or incidental records. The present study provides useful information for those concerned with ticks and tick-borne diseases in Turkey.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Corum | Human infestation | Ticks | Turkey | Yozgat