| Species distribution and detection of Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus (CCHFV) in field-collected ticks in Ankara Province, Central Anatolia, Turkey. | Ticks may act as vectors for a number of infectious diseases including Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF). The causative agent is Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus (CCHFV), a member of Bunyaviridae, causing extensive ecchymosis, visceral bleeding and hepatic dysfunction with a high fatality rate in the affected individuals. CCHF was initially recognized in Turkey in 2002 and the current number of reported cases exceeds 4,400. This study was conducted to confirm the presence of tick speci ... | 2012 | 21910017 |
| ticks on humans in ankara, turkey. | in this study, a total of 5,094 ticks found on humans were examined in terms of species, development stage, gender, host features and seasonality for a year period. of these ticks 17 were argasid and 5,077 were ixodid. predominantly species of the ixodid genera hyalomma, dermacentor, rhipicephalus and haemaphysalis were found on humans in ankara (anatolia). most abundant were hyalomma nymphs (29.8%) and adults (28.2%). primary factors in terms of tick bite risk were region, habitat and season. | 2010 | 21153755 |