First Molecular Characterization of Echinococcus multilocularis in Turkey

AVCIOĞLU H., GÜVEN E., BALKAYA İ., KİRMAN R., BIA M. M., GULBEYEN H.

VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES, cilt.16, sa.9, ss.627-629, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 16 Sayı: 9
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1089/vbz.2016.1983
  • Dergi Adı: VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.627-629
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Echinococcus multilocularis, fox, molecular characterization, Turkey, VARIANTS
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study aimed to find out the occurrence of Echinococcus multilocularis in foxes in Erzurum province, the highest endemic region for human alveolar echinococcosis in Turkey. The sedimentation and counting technique was used to reveal adult Echinococcus spp. in the intestines of foxes. One out of the 10 foxes was infected with E. multilocularis. The adult worms were analyzed morphologically and molecularly and were confirmed to be E. multilocularis by species-specific PCR. Pairwise comparisons between the 12S rRNA sequences of the E. multilocularis isolate from Erzurum and other E. multilocularis isolates showed 100% similarity of the Erzurum isolate with European isolates. With this study, the presence of E. multilocularis in a fox in Erzurum was confirmed by PCR, and molecular identification of E. multilocularis is reported for the first time in Turkey.