Sirri KAR, NADİM YILMAZER, Kenan MİDİLLİ, Sevgi ERGİN, AYŞEN GARGILI KELEŞ

Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. and Rickettsia spp. in ticks collected from European part of Turkey

Bu çalışma, İstanbul’un Anadolu yakasından, Bulgaristan sınırına kadar devam eden, Trakya’nın karadeniz iklimi etkisi altında bulunan alanlardan bayraklama yöntemiyle toplanmış kenelerde yürütülmüştür. Mevsimsel düzende toplanmış olan kene havuzlarında B. burgdorferi s.l. ve Rickettsia spp. varlığı araştırılmıştır. Sonuç olarak, çalışılan alanlarda ilgili etkenlerin yaygın olarak görüldüğü ve yıl boyu aktivite gösterebilen Ixodes ricinus’un en baskın kene olduğu anlaşılmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

bakteriyel hastalıklar, Borrelia burgdorferi, Ixodes redikorzevi, hastalık vektörü, epidemiyoloji, Türkiye, Rickettsia, Metastigmata, hastalık yaygınlığı

Türkiye’nin Avrupa yakasından toplanan kenelerde Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. ve Rickettsia spp. varlığı

This study was performed in ticks collected with the flagging method from localities situated along Anatolian side of Istanbul to the Bulgarian border of Turkey which is under the effect of Black Sea climate. All ticks which were collected seasonally were screened for the presence of B. burgdorferi s.l. and Rickettsia spp. in pools. As a result, indicated agents were revealed to be common in ticks of studied localities, Ixodes ricinus being the predominant tick which was active throughout the year.

Keywords:

bacterial diseases, Borrelia burgdorferi, Ixodes redikorzevi, disease vectors, epidemiology, Turkey, Rickettsia, Metastigmata, disease prevalence,

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