Letter to Editor

Diversity of ticks biting humans in Aydın province of Turkey

Volume: 61 Number: 2 June 1, 2014
  • Serkan Bakırcı
  • Nuran Aysul
  • Hasan Eren
  • Ahmet Hakan Ünlü
  • Tulin Karagenç
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Diversity of ticks biting humans in Aydın province of Turkey

Abstract

A total of 3655 samples collected from people applied to the hospitals with a complaint of tick bite between February 2007 and November 2008 in Aydin Province (Turkey) were examined in the present study. The samples were evaluated in respect to species, sex, development periods, host speciality and seasonal distribution. Of 3655 samples, 14,49 % (n=530) were not ticks. On the other hand, 12,33 % (n=462) of examined samples were comminuted and therefore could not be identified on the basis of genus or species. Results indicated that 9 out of 2664 ticks (0,3%) were Argasidae, while 2655 of them (99,7%) were Ixodidae. Evaluation of the developmental periods of ticks and the distribution of tick species indicated that the majority of the ticks were the nymph of Hyalomma spp. (n=1718), constituting 64,71% of all samples. Results obtained from the present study further indicated Hyalomma marginatum (n=409, 15,40%) as the most common tick species among adult ticks within the Hyalomma spp

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Veterinary Surgery

Journal Section

Letter to Editor

Authors

Serkan Bakırcı This is me

Nuran Aysul This is me

Hasan Eren This is me

Ahmet Hakan Ünlü This is me

Tulin Karagenç This is me

Publication Date

June 1, 2014

Submission Date

June 1, 2014

Acceptance Date

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Published in Issue

Year 2014 Volume: 61 Number: 2

APA
Bakırcı, S., Aysul, N., Eren, H., Ünlü, A. H., & Karagenç, T. (2014). Diversity of ticks biting humans in Aydın province of Turkey. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, 61(2), 93-98. https://doi.org/10.1501/Vetfak_0000002611
AMA
1.Bakırcı S, Aysul N, Eren H, Ünlü AH, Karagenç T. Diversity of ticks biting humans in Aydın province of Turkey. Ankara Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2014;61(2):93-98. doi:10.1501/Vetfak_0000002611
Chicago
Bakırcı, Serkan, Nuran Aysul, Hasan Eren, Ahmet Hakan Ünlü, and Tulin Karagenç. 2014. “Diversity of Ticks Biting Humans in Aydın Province of Turkey”. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi 61 (2): 93-98. https://doi.org/10.1501/Vetfak_0000002611.
EndNote
Bakırcı S, Aysul N, Eren H, Ünlü AH, Karagenç T (June 1, 2014) Diversity of ticks biting humans in Aydın province of Turkey. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi 61 2 93–98.
IEEE
[1]S. Bakırcı, N. Aysul, H. Eren, A. H. Ünlü, and T. Karagenç, “Diversity of ticks biting humans in Aydın province of Turkey”, Ankara Univ Vet Fak Derg, vol. 61, no. 2, pp. 93–98, June 2014, doi: 10.1501/Vetfak_0000002611.
ISNAD
Bakırcı, Serkan - Aysul, Nuran - Eren, Hasan - Ünlü, Ahmet Hakan - Karagenç, Tulin. “Diversity of Ticks Biting Humans in Aydın Province of Turkey”. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi 61/2 (June 1, 2014): 93-98. https://doi.org/10.1501/Vetfak_0000002611.
JAMA
1.Bakırcı S, Aysul N, Eren H, Ünlü AH, Karagenç T. Diversity of ticks biting humans in Aydın province of Turkey. Ankara Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2014;61:93–98.
MLA
Bakırcı, Serkan, et al. “Diversity of Ticks Biting Humans in Aydın Province of Turkey”. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 61, no. 2, June 2014, pp. 93-98, doi:10.1501/Vetfak_0000002611.
Vancouver
1.Serkan Bakırcı, Nuran Aysul, Hasan Eren, Ahmet Hakan Ünlü, Tulin Karagenç. Diversity of ticks biting humans in Aydın province of Turkey. Ankara Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2014 Jun. 1;61(2):93-8. doi:10.1501/Vetfak_0000002611

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