Research Article

Evaluation of Tularemia Cases and Protective Preventions Taken in Ankara Province, Turkey

Volume: 66 Number: 2 April 5, 2019
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Evaluation of Tularemia Cases and Protective Preventions Taken in Ankara Province, Turkey

Abstract

Tularemia; caused by Francisella tularensis a zoonotic disease which can be seen endemic in the northern hemisphere. The distribution of tularemia cases according to years and the epidemiological features of the disease in Ankara province were evaluated. The number of tularemia cases according to years in Ankara; 129 in 2010, 349 in 2011, 87 in 2012, 2 in 2013, 0 in 2014, 86 in 2016 and 16 in 2017. 51.2% of cases seen in the years 2015-2017 were female (n = 64) and 48.8% (n = 61) were male and the mean age was 40.86 ± 18.27. In these cases, the use of tap water was 65.4%, the use of water from fountains was 48.1%, the use of well water was 8.6% the presence of rodents in the environment was 29.7%, and the incidence of rodents at home was 6.3%. To control tularemine, well water, spring water and fountains outside the grid system must be controlled; used water tanks must be maintained and cleaned at regular intervals. It is important that the waters against microbiological contamination are chlorinated by automatic devices and the residual chlorine measurements are made without interruption.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Veterinary Surgery

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

April 5, 2019

Submission Date

September 26, 2018

Acceptance Date

March 22, 2019

Published in Issue

Year 2019 Volume: 66 Number: 2

APA
Şimşek, A. Ç., & Çankaya, S. (2019). Evaluation of Tularemia Cases and Protective Preventions Taken in Ankara Province, Turkey. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, 66(2), 211-216. https://doi.org/10.33988/auvfd.464165
AMA
1.Şimşek AÇ, Çankaya S. Evaluation of Tularemia Cases and Protective Preventions Taken in Ankara Province, Turkey. Ankara Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2019;66(2):211-216. doi:10.33988/auvfd.464165
Chicago
Şimşek, A. Çiğdem, and Sertaç Çankaya. 2019. “Evaluation of Tularemia Cases and Protective Preventions Taken in Ankara Province, Turkey”. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi 66 (2): 211-16. https://doi.org/10.33988/auvfd.464165.
EndNote
Şimşek AÇ, Çankaya S (April 1, 2019) Evaluation of Tularemia Cases and Protective Preventions Taken in Ankara Province, Turkey. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi 66 2 211–216.
IEEE
[1]A. Ç. Şimşek and S. Çankaya, “Evaluation of Tularemia Cases and Protective Preventions Taken in Ankara Province, Turkey”, Ankara Univ Vet Fak Derg, vol. 66, no. 2, pp. 211–216, Apr. 2019, doi: 10.33988/auvfd.464165.
ISNAD
Şimşek, A. Çiğdem - Çankaya, Sertaç. “Evaluation of Tularemia Cases and Protective Preventions Taken in Ankara Province, Turkey”. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi 66/2 (April 1, 2019): 211-216. https://doi.org/10.33988/auvfd.464165.
JAMA
1.Şimşek AÇ, Çankaya S. Evaluation of Tularemia Cases and Protective Preventions Taken in Ankara Province, Turkey. Ankara Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2019;66:211–216.
MLA
Şimşek, A. Çiğdem, and Sertaç Çankaya. “Evaluation of Tularemia Cases and Protective Preventions Taken in Ankara Province, Turkey”. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 66, no. 2, Apr. 2019, pp. 211-6, doi:10.33988/auvfd.464165.
Vancouver
1.A. Çiğdem Şimşek, Sertaç Çankaya. Evaluation of Tularemia Cases and Protective Preventions Taken in Ankara Province, Turkey. Ankara Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2019 Apr. 1;66(2):211-6. doi:10.33988/auvfd.464165

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