RESUMO
Results of the identification and prevalence of ticks collected from 5,887 sheep, 2,125 goats and 1,079 stables during the period of 2 years in Ankara and Elazig provinces, Turkey, are given together with a map showing the areas surveyed. Distribution of ticks in the provinces is reported as well.
Assuntos
Doenças das Cabras/epidemiologia , Doenças dos Ovinos/epidemiologia , Infestações por Carrapato/veterinária , Animais , Feminino , Doenças das Cabras/parasitologia , Cabras , Masculino , Prevalência , Ovinos , Doenças dos Ovinos/parasitologia , Infestações por Carrapato/epidemiologia , Infestações por Carrapato/parasitologia , Carrapatos/classificação , Carrapatos/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Turquia/epidemiologiaRESUMO
A serological survey using Indirect Fluorescent Antibody Test (IFAT) for Babesia ovis infection of sheep has been carried out in different geographical regions of Turkey. The results indicated that 71.6% of 141 sheep in Black Sea region, 70.9% of 93 sheep in central Anatolia, 80.2% of 96 sheep in Aegean region and 55.7% of 122 sheep in eastern Anatolia were seropositive. This means that B. ovis infection is endemic throughout Turkey. In addition, occurrence of B. ovis, B. motasi, Theileria hirci, T. recondita and Anaplasma ovis infections in sheep and goats has been reported previously in Turkey as well. However further studies are needed to obtain more information about the agents to keep the infection under control.