Identification of Tick-Borne Pathogens in Ticks Feeding on Humans in Turkey


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ORKUN Ö., Karaer Z., ÇAKMAK A., Nalbantoglu S.

PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES, cilt.8, sa.8, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

Özet

Background: The importance of tick-borne diseases is increasing all over the world, including Turkey. The tick-borne disease outbreaks reported in recent years and the abundance of tick species and the existence of suitable habitats increase the importance of studies related to the epidemiology of ticks and tick-borne pathogens in Turkey. The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of and to determine the infection rates of some tick-borne pathogens, including Babesia spp., Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato and spotted fever group rickettsiae in the ticks removed from humans in different parts of Ankara.