Investigation on Tularemia in potential reservoirs’ of Anatolia

Abstract

Tularemia is a zoonotic infection caused by Francisella tularensis and has gained renewed importance since there has been a recent increase in the number of human cases in several countries across the world. In this study the existence of F. tularensis in rodents and in water was investigated by culture and PCR techniques. Also, F. tularensis specific antibodies were investigated by serological methods in sheep. At the end of the study, F. tularensis was isolated from one water sample by culture and PCR techniques, on the other hand, 27.6% seropositivity was detected in the blood samples of sheep

Keywords

• Francisella tularensis
• rodent
• sheep
• water
• zoonoses

Anadolu’nun potansiyel rezervuarlarında Tulareminin araştırılması

Abstract

Tularemi, Francisella tularensis tarafından oluşturulan zoonotik bir enfeksiyondur ve dünya çapında bazı ülkelerde insan vakalarının artmasından dolayı yeniden önem kazanmıştır. Bu çalışmada rodentlerde ve suda F. tularensis'in varlığı kültür ve PCR teknikleriyle araştırılmıştır. Bunun yanı sıra, serolojik metodlarla koyunlarda F. tularensis spesifik antikorlarının varlığı araştırılmıştır. Çalışmanın sonunda, bir adet su numunesinden F. tularensis izole edilmiştir ve diğer taraftan koyun kan numunelerinde %27.6 seropozitiflik tespit edilmiştir

Keywords

• Francisella tularensis
• koyun
• rodent
• su
• zoonoz

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