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Maedi-Visna Virus In Turkish Sheep: A Preliminary Serological Survey Using Elisa Tests, Silvia Preziuso, Mehmet Erman Or, Monica Giammarioli, Abdullah Kayar, Francesco Feliziani, Remzi̇ Gönül, Silvana Farneti, Cağla Parkan Yaramiş, Carlo Valente, Vincenzo Cuteri
Maedi-Visna Virus In Turkish Sheep: A Preliminary Serological Survey Using Elisa Tests, Silvia Preziuso, Mehmet Erman Or, Monica Giammarioli, Abdullah Kayar, Francesco Feliziani, Remzi̇ Gönül, Silvana Farneti, Cağla Parkan Yaramiş, Carlo Valente, Vincenzo Cuteri
Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
The maedi-visna virus (MVV) is distributed worldwide and, to date, no epidemiological surveys have been carried out using ELISA testing in Turkey. The aims of this study were as follows: i) to verify the diagnostic performance of a home-made ELISA test (HM-ELISA) using Turkish ovine sera in comparison with other commercially available ELISA tests, and ii) to perform a preliminary epidemiological survey in İstanbul province. The MVV seroprevalence in İstanbul province was 15.3%. Older sheep were 5 times more likely to be positive than younger animals, ewes were 3 times more likely to be positive than rams, and all the …
A Common Tortoise Tick, Hyalomma Aegyptium Linne 1758 (Acari: Ixodidae), Identified On Eastern Hedgehog (Erinaceus Concolor Martin 1838) In Central Anatolia, Serkal Gazyağci, Nursel Aşan, Yasi̇n Demi̇rbaş
A Common Tortoise Tick, Hyalomma Aegyptium Linne 1758 (Acari: Ixodidae), Identified On Eastern Hedgehog (Erinaceus Concolor Martin 1838) In Central Anatolia, Serkal Gazyağci, Nursel Aşan, Yasi̇n Demi̇rbaş
Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
Ticks are obligate blood sucker arthropods that infect animals and humans. A common tortoise tick, Hyalomma aegyptium, was collected from a young and an adult male hedgehog, Erinaceus concolor, from Central Anatolia in July 2008. More ticks were determined on the young one. This is the second record of tortoise tick that parasitizes a hedgehog.