Ticks on humans in Ankara, Turkey
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Date
2011
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Springer
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Abstract
In this study, a total of 5,094 ticks found on humans were examined in terms of species, development stage, gender, host features and seasonality for a year period. Of these ticks 17 were argasid and 5,077 were ixodid. Predominantly species of the ixodid genera Hyalomma, Dermacentor, Rhipicephalus and Haemaphysalis were found on humans in Ankara (Anatolia). Most abundant were Hyalomma nymphs (29.8%) and adults (28.2%). Primary factors in terms of tick bite risk were region, habitat and season.
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Tick bite, Humans, Ixodid, Ankara, Turkey, Congo Hemorrhagic-Fever, Hyalomma-Aegyptium, Genus, Host, Attachment, Ixodidae, Sites, Acari
Journal or Series
Experimental and Applied Acarology
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Q1
Scopus Q Value
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Volume
54
Issue
1
