Infestation of Chirodiscoides caviae in a Guinea pig (Cavia porcellus) at Turkey and Fipronil Treatment

Kirikkale University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Parasitology Department Laboratory has brought a male kobay for 3-4 months with the complaint having a large number of black mites on his hair by a student of the same school. Microscopic examination revealed that this mite was Chirodiscoides caviae. These cases were reported for the first time in Turkey. The animal has been treated with fipronil.

[Ticks and transmission of some important diseases by ticks]. / Keneler ve Kenelerin Tasidigi Bazi Onemli Hastaliklar.

Ticks which are commonly found all around the world are ectoparasites which are obliged to suck blood from vertebrates such as mammals and birds during all of their periods of develeopment. They may cause toxicities and paralyses in the course of blood sucking through saliva injection and the attachment sites may become ports of entry for secondary agents. Healthy animals that are severely infested by ticks can show a decreased yield and anemia. Young and sick animals can even die. Besides this, ticks are both biological and mechanical vectors for viruses, bacteria, rickettsias, spirochaetas, protozoons and helminths. Ten percent of the ticks identified in the world are associated with 200 diseases. In this review the taxonomy and morphology of ticks, some of the important diseases they carry and the diagnosis and treatment of these diseases are mentioned.

[Investigation of the prevalence of visceral leishmaniasis by the microculture method and IFAT in dogs in Kirikkale.]. / Kirikkale'deki Köpeklerde Mikrokültür Yöntemi ve IFAT ile Visseral Leishmaniosisin Prevalansinin Arastirilmasi.

This study was carried out in order to compare the seroprevalence of visceral leishmaniasis in dogs from different areas of Kirikkale between 2006-2008 using the microculture method (MCM) which is a new method, and the indirect fluorescent antigen test (IFAT). All of the blood collected from total of 50 dogs was found to be negative by MCM. Only one male Beagle strain dog (3 years old) was found to be seropositive at 1/128 titers (2%) for anti-Leishmania infantum IgG antibodies by IFAT.

[A case of gingival myiasis in a lamb caused by the Wohlfahrtia magnifica (Diptera: Sarcophagidae)]. / Bir Kuzuda Wohlfahrtia magnifica (Diptera: Sarcophagidae)'dan Kaynaklanan Gingival Miyaz Olgusu.

Gingival myiasis was found in a 4-5-months lamb which was brought to the surgical clinic of the Veterinary Faculty of Kirikkale University due to a wound in its mouth. Eleven larvae were collected from lamb's gums. The larvae were identified as the third stage larvae of Wohlfahrtia magnifica.