Publications

serological and molecular studies on dirofilaria immitis in dogs from turkey.	we estimated the prevalence of dirofilaria immitis infection in domestic dogs in five turkish provinces - sakarya, kocaeli, ankara, elazig and mersin - using a commercial elisa kit for detecting circulating antigen and a pcr test for detecting circulating microfilarial dna. a total of 211 whole-blood and serum samples were collected from dogs of various breeds, ages and life status (owned or stray). sample population characteristics were recorded and examined for differences in prevalence. addit ...	2008	18394211
serological screening of canine heartworm (dirofilaria immitis) infections in turkey.	this study was conducted to determine the seroprevalence of canine dirofilariosis in ten provinces of turkey using antigen elisa. a total of 317 blood samples were collected from 199 male and 118 female dogs between 2010 and 2011. 27 (8.5%) of 317 dog samples were positive for dirofilaria immitis antigen by elisa. no differences in seroprevalence were observed by sex (male: 9%; female: 8%; p > 0.05). seroprevalence rates were the highest in afyonkarahisar province (18%), followed by eskişehir (1 ...	2012	23227768