| blood type a and b frequencies in turkish van and angora cats in turkey. | blood typing of domestic cats has been performed in domestic and purebred cats in various parts of the world and is important in clinical practice in order to prevent neonatal isoerythrolysis (ni) and acute haemolytic transfusion reactions. prevalence of blood types vary greatly between breeds of cats. turkish van and angora cats are different breeds that originated in geographically distinct regions of turkey. the present survey determined the frequency of blood types in these turkish pedigreed ... | 2003 | 12887623 |
| comparison of skin tests to aeroallergens in ankara and seoul. | the environment contains many allergenic proteins, and skin test reactivity to aeroallergens may be different among people living in different regions. | 2003 | 14635471 |
| animal bites. | the aim of this study was to put forward a retrospective analysis of animal bites treated in our department. | 2005 | 15951868 |
| 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 |
| seasonal prevalence of toxocara ova in soil samples from public parks in ankara, turkey. | this survey was conducted to determine prevalence of toxocara spp. eggs and seasonal variation of this prevalence in public parks in ankara, turkey. a total of 259 sand samples were collected from may 2005 to april 2006 in 40 public parks for determining prevalence. to attain seasonal variation, a total of 696 sand samples were collected from five public parks regularly throughout year. prevalence of toxocara spp. and combination of toxascaris leonina and taenia spp. was 15.05% and 0.38%. overal ... | 2008 | 18494602 |
| investigation of anti-toxoplasma gondii antibodies in cats of the ankara region of turkey using the sabin-feldman dye test and an indirect fluorescent antibody test. | blood samples from 99 cats from the ankara province of turkey were examined for the presence of anti-toxoplasma gondii antibody with the use of both the sabin-feldman dye test (dt) and an indirect fluorescent antibody test (ifat). forty of the 99 sera (40.3%) were positive for antibodies against t. gondii with the dt, whereas the ifat assay detected antibodies in 34 (34.3%). the study also evaluated 3 factors for their potential association with the presence of t. gondii antibody: age (<1 yr, 1- ... | 2008 | 18576761 |
| investigation of bartonella henselae in cats in ankara, turkey. | the purpose of this study was to determine bartonella henselae prevalance in cats in ankara. whole bloods and sera collected from 256 cats were investigated for the presence feline bartonella species by culture and sera were tested for the presence of antibodies against b. henselae igg using immunofluorescence assay. bartonella species were isolated by blood culture from 24 (9.4%) cats. bartonella isolates were subjected to restriction fragment length polymorphism (rflp) by using taqi and hhai e ... | 2009 | 18990198 |
| genetic structure and variation of van cats. | to determine the genetic structure and variation of van cats and some other cats, seven enzyme loci were examined using horizontal starch gel electrophoresis. me bands were observed for the first time in cats. for the enzyme loci ca ( 1 ), sod, gpi, and got, neither the individual van cats nor the specimens of other cat species exhibited any variation. these enzymes presented identical bands, all of which were homozygous. with respect to the pgd, me, and esd loci, however, genetic variation was ... | 2011 | 21394610 |