Adil EJAZ, Muhammad Sohail SAJID, Onur CEYLAN, Uğur USLU²

Konya’nın mahmuzlu akdeniz kaplumbağa (Testudo graeca ibera) populasyonunda sert kenelerin (Acari: Ixodidae) yaygınlığı

Amaç: Bu çalışma, insanlarda ve hayvanlarda birçok hastalığın naklinde rol oynayan ixodid kene türlerinin, mahmuzlu akdeniz kaplumbağalarındaki yaygınlığını belirlemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Keneler, %70 etanol içeren numune toplama şişelerine konularak parazitoloji laboratuvarına getirilmiş ve standart teşhis anahtarları ile taksonomik olarak teşhis edilmişlerdir. Bulgular: 65 kaplumbağanın tümü keneler ile enfeste bulunmuştur. Kaplumbağalarda 3 kene türü (Hyalomma aegyptium, H. marginatum marginatum ve Rhipicephalus turanicus) tespit edilmiştir. Kaplumbağaların çoğunluğunun (% 89.2) sadece bir kene türü (H. aegyptium) ile enfeste olduğu, buna karşın 7 kaplumbağanın (%10.8) 2 kene türü (4'ü H. aegyptium ve R. turanicus, 3'ü ise H. aegyptium ve H. m. marginatum) ile koenfeste olduğu belirlenmiştir. Daha önce Türkiye'de kaplumbağalarda sadece H. aegyptium'un enfestasyona neden olduğu bildirilmesine rağmen, bu çalışma ile H. m. marginatum ve R. turanicus'un da enfestasyon etkenleri oldukları ortaya konmuştur. Öneri: Konya bölgesindeki kaplumbağaların toplam popülasyonunun, optimum çevresel uyumluluk ile beraber sert kenelerin kaplumbağa popülasyonunda yerleşim ve çoğalmalarını desteklediği sonucuna varılmıştır.

Prevalence of hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca ibera) population of Konya

Aim: This study was carried out to determine the prevalence of ixodid tick species which play a role in the transmission of many diseases in humans and animals in spur-thighed tortoises.Materials and Methods: Ticks were brought to the Laboratory of Parasitology by putting in sample collection bottles containing 70% ethanol and and were taxonomically identifiedwas using standard keys.Results: All tortoises were found infested with ticks. Three species of ticks viz; Hyalomma aegyptium, H. marginatum marginatum and Rhipicephalus turanicus were detected in thetortoises. Majority of tortoises (89.2%) were found infested with H. aegyptium only. However, seven (10.8%) were found infested with more than one tick species (4 of 7 co-infestedwith H. aegyptium and R. turanicus and 3 of 7 co-infested with H. aegyptium and H. m. marginatum). Earlier, H. aegyptium was the only tick species reported from tortoises of Turkey. As a result of this study, H. m. marginatum and R. turanicus have also been shown to be infestation agents.Conclusion: It is concluded that the contiguous population of tortoises in Konya region together with optimum environmental compatibility favor the settlement and propagation of hard ticks in the tortoise population.

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