Rickettsia Species in Ticks Removed from Humans in Istanbul, Turkey

dc.authorid0000-0001-7080-6542
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dc.authorid0000-0002-5461-5874
dc.authorid0000-0002-2055-1825
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dc.authorscopusid55982960800
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dc.authorscopusid6603663274
dc.authorscopusid15769247000
dc.authorscopusid7006378242
dc.authorwosidOteo, Jose A./AAB-3134-2020
dc.authorwosidGargili, Aysen/AAE-7171-2019
dc.authorwosidPalomar, Ana M/ABF-7245-2020
dc.authorwosidMidilli, Kenan/D-6679-2019
dc.authorwosidPortillo, Arantza/ABH-7807-2020
dc.contributor.authorGargılı, Ayşen
dc.contributor.authorPalomar, Ana M.
dc.contributor.authorMidilli, Kenan
dc.contributor.authorPortillo, Aranzazu
dc.contributor.authorKar, Sırrı
dc.contributor.authorOteo, Jose A.
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-11T14:28:28Z
dc.date.available2022-05-11T14:28:28Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.departmentFakülteler, Fen Edebiyat Fakültesi, Biyoloji Bölümü
dc.description.abstractA total of 167 ticks collected from humans in Istanbul (Turkey) in 2006 were screened for Rickettsia species, and nested PCRs targeting gltA and ompA rickettsial fragment genes were carried out. Rickettsia monacensis (51), R. aeschlimannii (8), R. conorii subsp. conorii (3), R. helvetica (2), R. raoultii (1), R. africae (1), R. felis (1), and other Rickettsia spp. (2), were detected. To our knowledge, these Rickettsia species (except R. conorii) had never been reported in ticks removed from humans in Turkey. The presence of R. africae also had not been previously described, either in Hyalomma ticks or in any European tick species. In addition, R. aeschlimannii and R. felis had not been found associated with Rhipicephalus bursa specimens. The presence of human pathogenic Rickettsia in ticks removed from humans provides information about the risk of tick-borne rickettsioses in Turkey.
dc.description.sponsorshipTUBITAK-SBAGTurkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Arastirma Kurumu (TUBITAK) [108S171]; Instituto de Salud Carlos IIIInstituto de Salud Carlos IIIEuropean Commission [EMER 07/033]; Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovacion (Spain)Spanish Government; Fundacion Rioja Salud [FRS/PIF-01/10]
dc.description.sponsorshipTick collection and identification studies were supported by TUBITAK-SBAG (108S171). Detection of Rickettsia species was supported by a grant from the Instituto de Salud Carlos III'' (EMER 07/033), and Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovacion (Spain). Fundacion Rioja Salud awarded a grant to A.M. Palomar for her doctoral thesis (FRS/PIF-01/10).
dc.identifier.doi10.1089/vbz.2012.0996
dc.identifier.endpage941
dc.identifier.issn1530-3667
dc.identifier.issue11en_US
dc.identifier.pmid22925016
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84869059508
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3
dc.identifier.startpage938
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2012.0996
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11776/6842
dc.identifier.volume12
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000310780600004
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.institutionauthorKar, Sırrı
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMary Ann Liebert Inc
dc.relation.ispartofVector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectRickettsia species
dc.subjectTurkey
dc.subjectTicks from humans
dc.subjectSpotted-Fever Group
dc.subjectAeschlimannii Infection
dc.subjectBorne Rickettsioses
dc.subjectEmerging Diseases
dc.subjectBite Fever
dc.subjectAfricae
dc.subjectIdentification
dc.subjectDiversity
dc.subjectHelvetica
dc.subjectEurope
dc.titleRickettsia Species in Ticks Removed from Humans in Istanbul, Turkey
dc.typeArticle

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