Seroepidemiological and entomological survey in a new focus of zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis in Kars province, Northeastern Turkey

• Published in: Veterinary parasitology Vol. 209; no. 3-4; pp. 179 - 187
• Main Authors: Sari, Barış, Limoncu, M. Emin, Balcioglu, I. Cuneyt, Aldemir, Adnan, Tasci, Gencay Taskin, Kiliç, Yunus, Toz, Seray, Demirci, Berna, Demir, Samiye, Kasap, Ozge Erisoz, Olgen, M. Kirami, Ozbel, Yusuf
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 30.04.2015
• Subjects: Animals; Child; Dog Diseases - epidemiology; Dog Diseases - parasitology; Dogs; Female; Humans; Insect Vectors - parasitology; Insect Vectors - physiology; Kars; Leishmaniasis; Leishmaniasis, Visceral - epidemiology; Leishmaniasis, Visceral - parasitology; Leishmaniasis, Visceral - veterinary; Male; Population Dynamics; Psychodidae - parasitology; Psychodidae - physiology; Risk Factors; Sand flies; Seasons; Seroepidemiologic Studies; Turkey; Turkey - epidemiology; Visceral; Zoonoses; Turkey; Visceral; Turkey; Leishmaniasis; Kars; Sand flies

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) has now been recorded from 38 provinces of Turkey. Twenty-one VL cases were reported within six years from settlements located in most northeastern Turkey and we therefore aimed to carry out an entomological and seroepidemiological survey in this new focus for clarifying...