Parasites Detected in Hatay Mountain Gazelles (Gazella gazella)

Abstract

The current study aimed to detect parasites in Hatay Mountain Gazelles (Gazella gazella), which are categorized as endangered according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature. The present study was conducted in Hatay Mountain Gazelle Wildlife Development Area, where 40 gazelles inhabited (30 ♀, 10 ♂), 15 of which were over three years old as well-considered adults. Fecal samples were taken from 60 fecal foci immediately after the defecation of the gazelles. Each of the fecal samples was analysed with Benedek sedimentation, Fülleborn flotation and Bearman-Wetzel methods and examined under a light microscope. In addition, Ixodid ticks were collected from an injured gazelle which was brought to Hatay Mustafa Kemal University, Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center, then were identified under the stereomicroscope. Nematodirus spp. (5/60, 8%), Marshallagia spp. (4/60, 7%), Trichostrongylus spp. (3/60, 5%) eggs, Dictiyocaulus filaria larvae (3/60, 5%) and Eimeria spp. oocysts (9/60, 15%) were determined based on the microscopic examination. Ixodid tick samples were identified as Rhipicephalus turanicus (2 ♀, 3 ♂). Thus this is the first report of the existence of parasites in Hatay Mountain Gazelles in Turkey. It is thought that skin and fecal examinations should be performed to prevent parasitic diseases in gazelles.

Keywords

• Endangered
• Gazella gazella
• Hatay Mountain Gazelle
• parasite

Hatay Dağ Ceylanları’nda (Gazella gazella) Tespit Edilen Parazitler

Öz

Sunulan çalışmada, Uluslararası Doğayı Koruma Birliği’ne göre nesli tehlike altında olarak sınıflandırılan Hatay Dağ Ceylanları’ndaki (Gazella gazella) parazitlerin tespit edilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Çalışma, Hatay Dağ Ceylanları Yaban Hayatı Geliştirme Sahası’nda, 15 tanesi 3 yaşın üstünde ve ergin kabul edilen 40 adet (30 ♀, 10 ♂) ceylanın yaşadığı arazide yapılmıştır. Ceylanların dışkılamaları takip edilerek 60 adet dışkı odağından dışkı örnekleri alınmıştır. Örneklerin her biri, Benedek sedimentasyon, Fülleborn flotasyon, Bearman-Wetzel metodları ile analiz edilerek ışık mikroskobu altında incelenmiştir. Ayrıca Hatay Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi, Yaban Hayvanı Kurtarma ve Rehabilitasyon Merkezi’ne getirilen yaralı bir ceylandan toplanan Ixodid keneler stereomikroskopta teşhis edilmiştir. Dışkı örneklerinin mikroskobik muayenesinde; Nematodirus spp. (5/60, %8), Marshallagia spp. (4/60, %7), Trichostrongylus spp. yumurtalarına (3/60, %5), Dictiyocaulus filaria larvalarına (3/60, %5) ve Eimeria spp. ookistlerine (9/60, %15) rastlanmıştır. Ixodid kene örnekleri ise Rhipicephalus turanicus (2 ♀, 3 ♂) olarak teşhis edilmiştir. Bu çalışmayla Türkiye’de Hatay Dağ Ceylanları’nda parazitlerin varlığı ilk kez kayıt altına alınmıştır. Ceylanlarda paraziter kaynaklı hastalık oluşumunun önlenebilmesi için deri ve dışkı muayenelerinin yapılması gerektiği düşünülmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Gazella gazella
• Hatay Dağ Ceylanı
• nesli tükenmekte olan
• parazit

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