Investigation of tularemia seroprevalence in the rural area of Thrace region in Turkey

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dc.authoridKılıç, Haluk/0000-0002-3222-0601
dc.authoridGurcan, Saban/0000-0002-5052-481X
dc.authorwosidKılıç, Haluk/C-6625-2017
dc.authorwosidGurcan, Saban/D-2754-2017
dc.contributor.authorKilinc, Guenay Dedeoglu
dc.contributor.authorGuercan, Saban
dc.contributor.authorEskiocak, Muzaffer
dc.contributor.authorKilic, Haluk
dc.contributor.authorKunduracilar, Hakan
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-12T11:00:28Z
dc.date.available2024-06-12T11:00:28Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.departmentTrakya Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractThe first published tularemia epidemic in Turkey had been reported in 1936 from Luleburgaz (located in European part-Thrace region- of Turkey), and the second was in 1945 again in the same province. Following a long period of time without any tularemia report from Thrace region, in 2005 another epidemic occurred in a village of Edirne, another province located in the same region. Since there is presumptive evidence of circulation of the infectious agent, Francisella tularensis in Thrace region of Turkey, a large scale seroepidemiological study is needed. In this study, the presence of antibodies against F.tularensis in 1782 subjects, choosen by thirty cluster method, inhabiting in 90 different villages of Edirne, Kirklareli, and Tekirdag provinces in Thrace Region, were investigated. The subjects were included to the study on the basis of volunteering (74.3% were male; mean age: 46 years; age range: 6-92 years) and demographical characteristics and their possible risky behaviours were recorded in a questionnaire form. Antibodies specific for F.tularensis were screened by microagglutination test, and were found positive in five (0.3%) of the subjects between the titers of 1/20- 1/160. All of the seropositive subjects were adult males (ages between 22-74 years); three were living in the two villages of Kirklareli, while the others were from the villages of Tekirdag and Edirne. Rose Bengal test was also found positive in three of the seropositive subjects, and with the thought of a probable cross reaction they were taken into an advanced investigation for brucellosis. The risk evaluation revealed that male gender, being together with livestock and exposure to ticks were the major risk factors. Since the data of this study indicated that F.tularensis is in circulation in Thrace Region, the educational programmes for both the healthcare workers and inhabitants of this region should be attempted for the prevention of a possible epidemic.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage418en_US
dc.identifier.issn0374-9096
dc.identifier.issue3en_US
dc.identifier.pmid17933252en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-42149178698en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ4en_US
dc.identifier.startpage411en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14551/20853
dc.identifier.volume41en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000249642000009en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isotren_US
dc.publisherAnkara Microbiology Socen_US
dc.relation.ispartofMikrobiyoloji Bultenien_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectEpidemiologyen_US
dc.subjectFrancisella Tularensisen_US
dc.subjectTularemiaen_US
dc.subjectPrevalanceen_US
dc.subjectSerologyen_US
dc.subjectThrace Regionen_US
dc.subjectFrancisella-Tularensisen_US
dc.subjectDiagnosisen_US
dc.subjectOutbreaken_US
dc.titleInvestigation of tularemia seroprevalence in the rural area of Thrace region in Turkeyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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