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Title: | Serological and entomological survey of zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis in Denizli Province, Aegean Region, Turkey | Authors: | Töz, S.Ö. Sakru, N. Ertabaklar, H. Demir, S. Şengül, Mustafa Ozbel, Y. |
Keywords: | Canine Human Leishmaniasis Sand flies Visceral Western Turkey protozoon antibody adult animal article blood child classification disease carrier disease transmission dog dog disease female human leishmaniasis male parasitology Phlebotomus physiology prevalence Turkey (republic) visceral leishmaniasis zoonosis Adult Animals Antibodies, Protozoan Child Dog Diseases Dogs Female Humans Insect Vectors Leishmaniasis, Visceral Male Prevalence Turkey Zoonoses Canis familiaris Phlebotominae Phlebotomus neglectus Phlebotomus papatasi |
Abstract: | A cross-sectional seroepidemiological survey of leishmaniasis was carried out among children and adults from four villages and one district of Denizli province located in the Southern Aegean Region of Turkey where 14 human visceral leishmaniasis (HVL) cases including 4 adults were reported between 1993 and 2000. Blood samples were taken from 329 children, 217 adults and 140 dogs and a physical examination was also done. Indirect fluorescent antibody test and enzyme linked immunosorbent assay were performed for all sera. All 329 sera collected from children were found to be negative while 2 (0.09%) out of 217 adult sera were found to be seropositive. One seropositive adult patient was confirmed parasitologically as HVL after bone marrow aspiration and treated with AmBisome® while the other was followed only serologically because of the absence of symptoms. The overall canine leishmaniasis seroprevalence was found to be 20.7%. Sand flies were collected using CDC light traps in three out of five study sites and midguts of females were checked for promastigotes after dissection/identification. Eight Phlebotomus species were found in the region. Phlebotomus neglectus and P. papatasi were determined as dominant species with the ratio of 43.52% and 37.35%, respectively. No promastigotes were found in the midgut specimens. In addition, the results showed the presence of vector sand fly species, as well as a high seroprevalence of anti-Leishmania antibodies among dogs from rural and a suburban area of Denizli province with a large proportion of asymptomatic seropositive dogs. | URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/11499/6952 | ISSN: | 1121-7138 |
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