Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Hassan Nasirian
Summary: This study conducted a review on the global annual CCHFV infection rates, CCHFV infection trend in ticks and ticks infested animals, and the role of ticks as CCHFV vectors. The results showed no significant differences in infection rates among different tick species and genders, and between ticks and tick-infested animals. Ticks are considered both as reservoirs and vectors for CCHFV, playing a key role in maintaining and disseminating the virus in natural enzootic cycles.
TRAVEL MEDICINE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE
(2022)
Article
Immunology
Huguette Simo Tchetgna, Francine S. Yousseu, Francois-Loic Cosset, Natalia Bezerra de Freitas, Basile Kamgang, Philip J. McCall, Roland Ndip Ndip, Vincent Legros, Charles S. Wondji
Summary: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of CCHFV in domestic ruminants and its vector ticks in Cameroon. CCHFV-specific antibodies were detected in the plasma samples of cattle, sheep, and goats, and ticks were screened for the presence of the virus. The seroprevalence of CCHFV was highest in cattle (98.18%) and one CCHFV strain was identified in ticks collected from cattle.
FRONTIERS IN CELLULAR AND INFECTION MICROBIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Infectious Diseases
Aminata Badji, Mignane Ndiaye, Alioune Gaye, Idrissa Dieng, El Hadji Ndiaye, Anna S. Dolgova, Moufid Mhamadi, Babacar Diouf, Ibrahima Dia, Vladimir G. Dedkov, Oumar Faye, Mawlouth Diallo
Summary: This study investigated the diversity of tick species, tick infestation rates in livestock, and livestock infections with Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) in different localities of Senegal. The results showed a high prevalence of tick infestation and the presence of CCHFV in tick samples. It confirms the active circulation of CCHFV in ticks and highlights the need for effective measures to control tick infestation in livestock and prevent future infections in humans.
TROPICAL MEDICINE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE
(2023)
Article
Infectious Diseases
Mario Frias, Raul Cuadrado-Matias, Maria del Castillo Jarilla-Fernandez, Pedro Lopez-Lopez, Laia Casades-Marti, Elena Madrigal, Antonio Rivero, Antonio Rivero-Juarez, Francisco Ruiz-Fons
Summary: This study aimed to assess the spatial risk of exposure to CCHFV infection in healthy blood donors. The findings suggest that the predicted risk based on animal-tick-virus models does not necessarily match human-infected tick interactions, and future studies should consider potential drivers of tick-human encounter rates to improve risk prediction accuracy.
TRANSBOUNDARY AND EMERGING DISEASES
(2022)
Letter
Plant Sciences
Bilge Tunckol, Ihsan A. Al-Shehbaz
Summary: Aubrieta amasya is a newly discovered plant species from Amasya Province in northern Turkey. It is distinguished from its closest relatives, A. anamasica and A. pinardii, by its veinless fruits and longer styles.
Article
Biology
Ujjwal Neogi, Nazif Elaldi, Sofia Appelberg, Anoop Ambikan, Emma Kennedy, Stuart Dowall, Binnur K. Bagci, Soham Gupta, Jimmy E. Rodriguez, Sara Svensson-Akusjarvi, Vanessa Monteil, Akos Vegvari, Rui Benfeitas, Akhil Banerjea, Friedemann Weber, Roger Hewson, Ali Mirazimi
Summary: Through system biology analysis of CCHF patients and cell infection models, this study found that CCHFV infection causes host metabolic reprogramming and negative coordination with biological signaling systems. Blocking key metabolic pathways can inhibit viral replication. Interferon-mediated antiviral mechanisms play an important role at the system level and during viral replication.
Article
Veterinary Sciences
Sandra Belij-Rammerstorfer, Georgina Limon, Emmanuel A. A. Maze, Kayleigh Hannant, Ellen Hughes, Simona R. R. Tchakarova, Tsviatko Alexandrov, Blandina T. T. Mmbaga, Brian Willett, George Booth, Nicholas A. A. Lyons, Natalie Baker, Kelly M. M. Thomas, Daniel Wright, Jack Saunders, Clare Browning, Ginette Wilsden, Miles Carroll, Roger Hewson, Bryan Charleston, Teresa Lambe, Anna B. B. Ludi
Summary: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is an emerging disease with high fatality caused by the CCHF virus (CCHFV). We developed two in-house ELISAs for specific detection of IgG antibodies against two different CCHFV antigens, providing new insights into the immune response in domestic animals.
FRONTIERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE
(2022)
Review
Microbiology
Jeremy S. Gray, Nicholas H. Ogden
Summary: The distribution and activity of primary ixodid vectors of human babesiosis are impacted by global warming, leading to northwards expansion of tick populations. Models predict an increase in cases of human babesiosis further north, although no concrete evidence of the disease being affected by global warming currently exists.
Article
Microbiology
Shengwei Ji, Onur Ceylan, Zhuowei Ma, Eloiza May Galon, Iqra Zafar, Hang Li, Yae Hasegawa, Mutlu Sevinc, Tatsunori Masatani, Aiko Iguchi, Osamu Kawase, Rika Umemiya-Shirafuji, Masahito Asada, Ferda Sevinc, Xuenan Xuan
Summary: This study investigated the presence of tick-borne pathogens in cattle ticks in five provinces of Turkey and performed molecular characterization. The results showed that 57.8% of the DNA pools tested positive for at least one pathogen, with Babesia bovis being the most frequently detected pathogen. This study also reported the first molecular detection of Rickettsia sp. Chad in Turkey.
Article
Immunology
Omid Gholizadeh, Mohammad Mahdi Jafari, Rezvane Zoobinparan, Saman Yasamineh, Raheleh Tabatabaie, Sama Akbarzadeh, Parya Amini, Majid Eslami, Bahman Yousefi, Mehdi Dadashpour
Summary: Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever is a viral disease prevalent in Africa, Asia, and Europe. When the virus enters the body, it affects immune cells, causing cytokine storms, clot formation, and organ damage. There is currently no effective vaccine, but immunotherapy and compensatory therapies are considered effective treatments.
MICROBIAL PATHOGENESIS
(2022)
Article
Parasitology
Ahmet Efe Koseoglu, Huseyin Can, Mervenur Guvendi, Sedef Erkunt Alak, Cagri Kandemir, Turgay Taskin, Samiye Demir, Gulsah Akgul, Aysu Degirmenci Doskaya, Muhammet Karakavuk, Mert Doskaya, Adnan Yuksel Guruz, Cemal Un
Summary: The study aimed to investigate tick-borne pathogens in 110 tick samples collected from different hosts in Turkey, and found Hepatozoon spp., Theileria spp., Babesia spp., and Anaplasma spp. at various rates. Theileria ovis and Anaplasma ovis were detected for the first time in certain tick species in Turkey, along with the first detection of Babesia caballi in ticks in the country.
PARASITES & VECTORS
(2021)
Article
Entomology
Weronika Buczek, Katarzyna Bartosik, Alicja Buczek
Summary: This paper describes cases of tick infestations caused by companion dogs and the development of ticks in household conditions. The study found that ticks laid more eggs and had longer reproductive periods in household environments compared to laboratory conditions. It also discovered that ticks transferred by dogs can successfully develop and infest humans.
JOURNAL OF PEST SCIENCE
(2023)
Letter
Immunology
Sebastian Munoz-Leal, Alvaro A. Faccini-Martinez, Bruno M. Teixeira, Maria Marlene Martins, Maria Carolina A. Serpa, Glauber M. B. Oliveira, Felipe R. Jorge, Richard C. Pacheco, Francisco B. Costa, Hermes R. Luz, Marcelo B. Labruna
Summary: Researchers conducted a molecular survey for Borrelia species in Ornithodoros ticks in 6 states in Brazil, discovering 4 potentially new species of relapsing fever group borreliae through phylogenetic analyses.
EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2021)
Article
Infectious Diseases
Olcay Hekimoglu, Mert Elverici, Tarkan Yorulmaz
Summary: In this study, a comprehensive field-based survey was conducted on bat ticks in Turkey, resulting in the collection and identification of several species of bat ticks. Phylogenetic analysis was performed to provide insights into the relationships among these ticks. The results revealed two distinct lineages of I. vespertilionis in Turkey, while I. simplex showed significant genetic divergence from other bat tick species.
TICKS AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES
(2022)
Letter
Immunology
Guang Xu, Chu-Yuan Luo, Fumiko Ribbe, Patrick Pearson, Michel Ledizet, Stephen M. Rich
Summary: Between 2013 and 2019, Borrelia miyamotoi infection was detected in 19 U.S. states with an infection rate ranging from 0.5% to 3.2%. A significant percentage (59.09%) of B. miyamotoi-positive ticks were found to have concurrent infections. The pathogen showed genetic homogeneity with one genotype found in Ixodes scapularis ticks in northeastern and midwestern states, and another genotype found in I. pacificus ticks in western states.
EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2021)
Article
Entomology
Adem Keskin, Kiraz Erciyas-Yavuz
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY
(2019)
Article
Entomology
Adem Keskin, Jean-Claude Beaucournu
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY
(2019)
Article
Entomology
Adem Keskin, Eray Simsek, Guray Tayyar Simsek, Jean-Claude Beaucournu
TRANSACTIONS OF THE AMERICAN ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY
(2019)
Article
Zoology
Adem Keskin, Jean-Claude Beaucournu
Article
Entomology
Adem Keskin
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY
(2020)
Article
Entomology
Bilal Dik, Ahmet Yesari Selcuk, Haluk Kefelioglu, Adem Keskin
TRANSACTIONS OF THE AMERICAN ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY
(2019)
Article
Entomology
Adem Keskin, Bilal Dik, Mustafa Karatepe, Bilge Karatepe
TRANSACTIONS OF THE AMERICAN ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY
(2020)
Article
Infectious Diseases
Gonul Arslan Akveran, Djursun Karasartova, Adem Keskin, Arzu Comba, Bekir Celebi, Kosta Y. Mumcuoglu, Aysegul Taylan-Ozkan
TICKS AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES
(2020)
Article
Parasitology
Adem Keskin, Ahmet Yesari Selcuk, Haluk Kefelioglu, Jean-Claude Beaucournu
Article
Zoology
Adem Keskin, Jean-Claude Beaucournu
Article
Parasitology
Adem Keskin
Summary: A new species of ctenophthalmid flea, Ctenophthalmus (Ctenophthalmus) yesarii n. sp., was discovered in Turkey, bringing the total number of known Ctenophthalmus taxa in the country to 41. This new species belongs to the fransmiti group and is closely related to Ctenophthalmus (Ctenophthalmus) fransmiti Suciu.
PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Entomology
Adem Keskin, Ahmet Yesari Selcuk
Summary: This study investigated tick infestations on wild mammals in different locations of Turkey, identifying various tick species and host associations, thus enriching the understanding of tick ecology in Turkey.
SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY
(2021)
Article
Infectious Diseases
Kosta Y. Mumcuoglu, Gonul Arslan-Akveran, Sabiha Aydogdu, Djursun Karasartova, Ali Kosar, Unsal Savci, Adem Keskin, Aysegul Taylan-Ozkan
Summary: Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato and Rhipicephalus turanicus are prevalent in Israel and known to transmit various pathogens. This study identified multiple bacterial and protozoal pathogens carried by these ticks, some of which were reported for the first time in Israel.
TICKS AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES
(2022)
Article
Parasitology
Ayse Semra Gureser, Atakan Comba, Djursun Karasartova, Nezahat Kosar, Adem Keskin, Christen Rune Stensvold, Aysegul Taylan-Ozkan
Summary: In a study conducted in Turkey, the prevalence of Blastocystis and its subtypes were investigated in children with celiac disease or functional abdominal pain. The study found no difference in Blastocystis prevalence among the three study groups, and the prevalence and subtypes were not related to demographic, socioeconomic, and epidemiological factors.
IRANIAN JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Zoology
Feyzanur Yildirimtepe-Caldiran, Adem Keskin, Ahmet Bursali, Saban Tekin
Summary: The study revealed a variety of pathogenic bacteria carried by tick vectors in the Black Sea coast of Turkey, with a higher occurrence of spotted fever group Rickettsia than expected. It is recommended to be vigilant for patients with tick bites in the Black Sea region.
ACTA ZOOLOGICA BULGARICA
(2021)