Ticks on humans in Ankara, Turkey

Karaer Z., GÜVEN E., Nalbantoglu S., KAR S., ORKUN Ö., Ekdal K., ...Daha Fazla

EXPERIMENTAL AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY, cilt.54, sa.1, ss.85-91, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 54 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s10493-010-9417-1
  • Dergi Adı: EXPERIMENTAL AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.85-91
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Tick bite, Humans, Ixodid, Ankara, Turkey, CONGO HEMORRHAGIC-FEVER, HYALOMMA-AEGYPTIUM, GENUS, HOST, ATTACHMENT, IXODIDAE, SITES, ACARI
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this study, a total of 5,094 ticks found on humans were examined in terms of species, development stage, gender, host features and seasonality for a year period. Of these ticks 17 were argasid and 5,077 were ixodid. Predominantly species of the ixodid genera Hyalomma, Dermacentor, Rhipicephalus and Haemaphysalis were found on humans in Ankara (Anatolia). Most abundant were Hyalomma nymphs (29.8%) and adults (28.2%). Primary factors in terms of tick bite risk were region, habitat and season.