The seroprevalence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in humans from two different climatic regions of Turkey and its co-seroprevalence rate with Borrelia burgdorferi

GÜNEŞ T., POYRAZ Ö., Atas M., TURGUT N. H.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, vol.41, no.5, pp.903-908, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 41 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.3906/sag-1009-1148
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.903-908
  • Keywords: Anaplasma phagocytophilum, human granulocytic ehrlichiosis, Borrelia burgdorferi, tick-borne disease, Ixodes ricinus, seroprevalence, HUMAN GRANULOCYTIC EHRLICHIOSIS, IXODES-RICINUS TICKS, HIGH-RISK GROUPS, SENSU-LATO, MOLECULAR EVIDENCE, LYME BORRELIOSIS, BABESIA-MICROTI, AGENT, ANTIBODIES, INFECTION
  • Sivas Cumhuriyet University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Aim: To investigate the seroprevalence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in people living in 2 different climatic regions and to evaluate the co-seroprevalence rate of A. phagocytophilum with Borrelia burgdorferi. Sinop and Tokat provinces, both in the middle Black Sea region of Turkey, have distinct climatic features.