Prevalence of Haemogregarina stepanowi and Assessment of Some Risk Factors in Mauremys rivulata (Valenciennes, 1833) Freshwater Turtles (Testudines: Geoemydidae)

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dc.contributor.authorCeylan, Onur
dc.contributor.authorGül, Çiğdem
dc.contributor.authorÇördük, Nurşen
dc.contributor.authorDoğru, Nurcihan Hacıoğlu
dc.contributor.authorTosunoğlu, Murat
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-27T19:00:41Z
dc.date.available2025-01-27T19:00:41Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.departmentÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractObjective: The Balkan terrapin, Mauremys rivulata, is a freshwater turtle. This reptile is exposed to many environmental pollutants and some infectious agents, including Haemogregarina stepanowi parasite. This study was conducted to determine the microscopic prevalence of haemogregarine infection in M. rivulata caught in three different localities (Bozcaada, Gökçeada, and Dardanos) in Çanakkale province of Turkey, and assessment of some risk factors. Methods: Twenty-four blood samples were collected, thin blood smears were prepared, and the presence of haemogregarine parasites microscopically was screened. Water samples were also taken from the habitats, and these samples were analyzed physiochemically and microbiologically. Results: Morphological identification was made by detecting the sausage-shaped intra-cytoplasmic developmental stages of H. stepanowi, and thirteen of twenty-four turtles (54.2%) were found to be infected. The prevalence of H. stepanowi was detected as the highest (90.0%) in the Gökçeada district, where the water pollution is higher than in the other localities. A statistically significant relationship was observed between the distribution of the infection and the gender of the turtles, the temperature of the water, the number of faecal coliforms in water and the amount of dissolved oxygen in the water. A statistically significant difference was found between the localities in terms of the prevalence of H. stepanowi infection, and the infection was primarily detected in the Gökçeada district. Conclusion: This study has significance in providing information regarding haemoparasitic diseases of freshwater turtle, M. rivulata, in Turkey. © 2023 Turkish Society for Parasitology.
dc.description.sponsorshipÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi, ÇOMÜ, (FBA-2018-2781); Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi, ÇOMÜ
dc.identifier.doi10.4274/tpd.galenos.2022.38257
dc.identifier.endpage27
dc.identifier.issn1300-6320
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.pmid36872481
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85149512423
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3
dc.identifier.startpage22
dc.identifier.trdizinid1176910
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.4274/tpd.galenos.2022.38257
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/1176910
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/13429
dc.identifier.volume47
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizin
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherGalenos Publishing House
dc.relation.ispartofTurkiye Parazitoloji Dergisi
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_Scopus_20250125
dc.subjectBlood parasite; freshwater turtle; morphology; Türkiye; Çanakkale
dc.titlePrevalence of Haemogregarina stepanowi and Assessment of Some Risk Factors in Mauremys rivulata (Valenciennes, 1833) Freshwater Turtles (Testudines: Geoemydidae)
dc.title.alternativeMauremys rivulata (Valenciennes, 1833) Türü Tatlı Su Kaplumbağalarında (Testudines: Geoemydidae) Haemogregarina stepanowi’nin Prevalansı ve Bazı Risk Faktörlerinin Değerlendirilmesi
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