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Tick Bites on Humans in Southwestern Region of Turkey: Species Diversity

Türkiye’nin Güney Batı Bölgesinde İnsanlardaki Kene Isırıkları: Türlerin Çeşitliliği

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30–35
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2022-11-03
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Results indicated that the majority of the ticks were nymphs of Hyalomma spp. (n=1.582).

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: The aim of the present study was to determine tick species found on humans who suffered from tick bite in theSouthwestern Anatolia Region, Turkey.Methods: Between January and October 2007, ticks were collected from people admitted to the city and/or town hospitals withcomplaints of tick bites in nine different provinces of Turkey.
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Key Findings & Data:Identification was done using related taxonomic keys.Results: A total of 2.610 ticks were collected from humans who were admitted to the hospitals with complaints of tick bites inthe Southwestern Anatolia Region in the present study.
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Conclusion & Impact:Results indicated that the majority of the ticks were nymphs of Hyalomma spp. (n=1.582).
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📍Scope:2007 · 1.858 samples
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Objective: The aim of the present study was to determine tick species found on humans who suffered from tick bite in theSouthwestern Anatolia Region, Turkey.Methods: Between January and October 2007, ticks were collected from people admitted to the city and/or town hospitals withcomplaints of tick bites in nine different provinces of Turkey. Genus and/or species of the ticks in adult, larva and nymph stageswere identified microscopically. Identification was done using related taxonomic keys.Results: A total of 2.610 ticks were collected from humans who were admitted to the hospitals with complaints of tick bites inthe Southwestern Anatolia Region in the present study. Of these, 1.858 samples were collected from the Aegean Region and theremaining 752 from the Mediterranean Region of the country. The ticks were identified as Hyalomma spp. (78.58%), Rhipicehalusspp. (18.89%), Ixodes spp. (0.88%), Dermacentor spp. (0.77%), Haemaphysalis spp. (0.61%), Argas spp. (0.23%), and Ornithodorosspp. (0.04%). Results indicated that the majority of the ticks were nymphs of Hyalomma spp. (n=1.582). Nymphal stage wasmost commonly encountered from the Aegean Region and the Mediterranean Region with a prevalence of 46.13% (n=1.204)and 14.48% (n=378) respectively. Within the collected adult ticks (n=913), the majority of the samples were identified as H.marginatum (n=233, 26.09%).Conclusion: The results indicate the high diversity of tick species infesting humans in the Southwestern Anatolia Region, Turkey.So, it is crucial to publish information on tick bite prevention, which would play an important role in reducing the incidence oftick-borne diseases.

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Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı; Türkiye’nin Güneybatı Anadolu Bölgesi’nde, kene ısırmasından muzdarip insanlar üzerinde saptanan kene türlerini belirlemektir. Yöntemler: Ocak-Ekim 2007 tarihleri arasında, Türkiye’nin 9 farklı ilinde kene ısırması şikayeti ile hastanelere başvuran insanlardan toplanan keneler incelenmiştir. Erişkin, larva ve nimf dönemindeki kene örnekleri cins ve/veya tür düzeyinde mikroskobik olarak identifiye edilmiştir. İdentifikasyon ilgili taksonomik anahtarlar kullanılarak gerçekleştirilmiştir. Bulgular: Bu çalışmada Güneybatı Anadolu Bölgesi’nde kene ısırması şikayeti ile hastanelere başvuran insanlardan toplam 2,610 kene örneği toplanmıştır. Bunların 1,858’i Ege Bölgesi’nden, kalan 752 örnek Akdeniz Bölgesi’nden elde edilmiştir. Keneler, Hyalomma spp. (%78,58), Rhipicehalus spp. (%18,89), Ixodes spp. (%0,88), Dermacentor spp. (%0,77), Haemaphysalis spp. (%0,61), Argas spp. (%0,23), ve Ornithodoros spp. (%0,04) olarak identifiye edilmiştir. Sonuçlar, kenelerin büyük çoğunluğunun Hyalomma spp. (n=1,582) nimflerine ait olduğunu göstermiştir. Nimf aşaması çoğunlukla Ege Bölgesi’nde ve %46,13 (n=1,204) oranında bulunurken, Akdeniz Bölgesi’nde %14,48 (n=378) oranında bulunmuştur. Toplanan erişkin keneler içinde (n=913), örneklerin büyük çoğunluğu H. marginatum (n=233, %26,09) olarak identifiye edilmiştir. Sonuç: Sonuçlar, Güneybatı Anadolu Bölgesi’nde insanlarda enfestasyon oluşturabilecek kene türlerinin yüksek çeşitliliğini göstermektedir. Bu nedenle, kene kaynaklı hastalıkların insidansını azaltmada önemli bir rol oynayacak olan kene tutunmasının önlenmesine yönelik bilgiler yayınlamak önem arz etmektedir.

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BAKIRCI, S., HACILARLIOĞLU, S., EREN, H., KARAGENÇ, T., AYSUL, N., BİLGİÇ, H. B. (2022). Tick Bites on Humans in Southwestern Region of Turkey: Species Diversity. Türkiye Parazitoloji Dergisi, Cilt: 43 - Sayı: 1, 30–35. https://ajindex.com/articles/630035

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