Bacterial and protozoal pathogens found in ticks collected from humans in Corum province of Turkey.

• Main Authors: Djursun Karasartova (Author), Ayse Semra Gureser (Author), Tuncay Gokce (Author), Bekir Celebi (Author), Derya Yapar (Author), Adem Keskin (Author), Selim Celik (Author), Yasemin Ece (Author), Ali Kemal Erenler (Author), Selma Usluca (Author), Kosta Y Mumcuoglu (Author), Aysegul Taylan-Ozkan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Tick-borne diseases are increasing all over the word, including Turkey. The aim of this study was to determine the bacterial and protozoan vector-borne pathogens in ticks infesting humans in the Corum province of Turkey.From March to November 2014 a total of 322 ticks were collected from patients wh...