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dc.contributor.authorRuh, E.-
dc.contributor.authorAras, S.-
dc.contributor.authorGazi, U.-
dc.contributor.authorCelebi, B.-
dc.contributor.authorTosun, O.-
dc.contributor.authorSanlidag, T.-
dc.contributor.authorTaylan-Ozkan, A.-
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-30T19:27:12Z-
dc.date.available2022-11-30T19:27:12Z-
dc.date.issued2022-
dc.identifier.issn0127-5720-
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.47665/tb.39.2.007-
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11851/9049-
dc.description.abstractThis study was conducted to investigate rickettsial seropositivity among hunters, a high-risk population for tick-borne diseases in northern Cyprus. Serum samples were collected from 300 hunters from different locations during the 2017-2018 hunting season (November 2017 -February 2018). The samples were analyzed by indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA) using slides coated with Rickettsia slovaca, a species belonging to the spotted fever group (SFG). During the sample collection, a questionnaire was also applied to evaluate possible risk factors for rickettsial seropositivity. Of the 300 serum samples, six (2.0%) were found to be IgG-positive with a titer of 1:64. While all seropositive individuals were male, the statistical analysis revealed no significant association of gender with rickettsial seropositivity (p=1.000). Other factors including age (p=0.414), residential places of the participants (p=0.347), hunting years (p=0.694) or hunting abroad (p=1.000) did not significantly affect the IgG positivity. Also, no statistical correlation was found between a history of an arthropod (tick, louse, or flea) bite and rickettsial seropositivity (p=1.000). To our knowledge, this is the first study that demonstrates rickettsial seropositivity among human population in northern Cyprus. Our study suggests that awareness should be raised among the people especially involved in outdoor activities such as hunting, and control programs should be implemented to prevent possible rickettsiosis cases. Further serological studies using other Rickettsia spp. antigens, as well as molecular studies that search for Rickettsia spp. in humans, animals and arthropods are needed to obtain more comprehensive data on rickettsiosis in northern Cyprus.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMalaysian Soc Parasitology Tropical Medicineen_US
dc.relation.ispartofTropical Biomedicineen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectRickettsiaen_US
dc.subjectindirect immunofluorescence assayen_US
dc.subjectserologyen_US
dc.subjecthuntersen_US
dc.subjectnorthern Cyprusen_US
dc.subjectFever Group Rickettsiaeen_US
dc.subjectMurine Typhusen_US
dc.subjectParasitizing Ratsen_US
dc.subjectEctoparasitesen_US
dc.subjectAntibodiesen_US
dc.subjectConoriien_US
dc.subjectFelisen_US
dc.subjectSpp.en_US
dc.titleSeroprevalence of Rickettsial Infection in Northern Cyprus: a Study Among Huntersen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.departmentFaculties, School of Medicine, Department of Basic Medical Sciencesen_US
dc.departmentFakülteler, Tıp Fakültesi, Temel Tıp Bilimleri Bölümütr_TR
dc.identifier.volume39en_US
dc.identifier.issue2en_US
dc.identifier.startpage221en_US
dc.identifier.endpage225en_US
dc.authoridSanlidag, Tamer/0000-0002-6015-8032-
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000841443800001en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85134035515en_US
dc.institutionauthorTaylan Özkan, Hikmet Aysegül-
dc.identifier.pmid35838094en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.47665/tb.39.2.007-
dc.authorwosidÇelebi, Bekir/AAQ-7506-2020-
dc.authorscopusid36462779600-
dc.authorscopusid57798466700-
dc.authorscopusid25959083300-
dc.authorscopusid22033760600-
dc.authorscopusid22136614500-
dc.authorscopusid6507989968-
dc.authorscopusid57225248290-
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3-
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