| Yazarlar |
Armağan Erdem Ütük
Çukurova Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
|
Tülin Güven Gökmen
Çukurova Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
Prof. Dr. Memiş BOLACALI
Siirt Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
|
İbrahim Balkaya
Atatürk Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
|
Sami Şimşek
Fırat Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
| Özet |
| The aims of this pilot study were to determine the seroprevalence of canine leishmaniasis in Kocaeli, Sakarya, Mersin and Elazığ provinces and make a general evaluation of the serologic prevelence of Canine Leishmaniasis (CanL) in Turkey. For this purpose, 111 sera were collected from dogs of different breeds, ages and sexes. Anti-Leishmania IgG antibodies were detected with a commercially available IFAT kit. The relationship between location, breed, age, sex and the seropositivity were evaluated with Chi Square (X 2 ) test. At the end of the study, the overall seroprevalence was determined as 7.20% (8/111). Seroprevalance rates were 5%, 10.52% and 18.75% in Sakarya, Kocaeli and Mersin provinces, respectively; however, no antibodies were detected in dogs from Elazığ. There was no statistical difference in breed, sex and age groups (P>0.05). The prevalence of infection in the province of Mersin was significantly higher than in Elazig (p<0.05). The mean seroprevalence of CanL was calculated as 7.29% for Turkey, which is similar to our results (7.20%). In this study, we gave information about the serostatus of CanL in four different provinces of Turkey. We consider that further studies are required for a clearer understanding of the parasite epidemiology and effective control measures. |
| Anahtar Kelimeler |
| Dog | IFAT | Leishmania | Seroprevalance | Turkey |
| Makale Türü | Özgün Makale |
| Makale Alt Türü | SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale |
| Dergi Adı | ISRAEL JOURNAL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE |
| Dergi ISSN | 0334-9152 |
| Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | SCI-Expanded |
| Makale Dili | İngilizce |
| Basım Tarihi | 12-2018 |
| Cilt No | 73 |
| Sayı | 4 |
| Sayfalar | 3 / 7 |
| Makale Linki | http://www.ijvm.org.il/sites/default/files/canine_leishmaniasis_dec_2018_ijvm.pdf |
