Mükremin Özkan ARSLAN
Kafkas University, Medical Faculty, Faculty Member
- Kafkas University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty Memberadd
- Erzurum/Narman ilçesi 1965 yılı doğumlu olup, Fırat Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi 1988 mezunudur. Mart 1990'da Ata... moreErzurum/Narman ilçesi 1965 yılı doğumlu olup, Fırat Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi 1988 mezunudur. Mart 1990'da Atatürk Üniversitesi Kars Veteriner Fakültesi Parazitoloji Anabilim Dalı’nda Araştırma Görevlisi olarak göreve başladı. İstanbul Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüsü Parazitoloji Anabilim Dalı’nda 1990’da başladığı Doktora öğrenimini 1995’de tamamladı. Kafkas Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Parazitoloji Anabilim Dalı’nda 1995’de Yardımcı Doçent, 1999'da Doçent, 2005’de Profesör oldu. Amerika Birleşik Devletlerinde US Department of Health and Human Cervices, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseas, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’de 2013 yılında araştırma ve incelemelerde bulundu. Kafkas Üniversitesi Kars MYO Müdürü, Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Dekanı olarak görev yaptı. Veteriner Fakültesi Parazitoloji Anabilim Dalı Başkanlığını uzun bir süre yürütmüş olup, Ekim 2015’den itibaren Kafkas Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Tıbbi Mikrobiyoloji ve Tıbbi Parazitoloji Anabilim Dalı Başkanlığını, 15 Ağustos 2016’dan beri Rektör Yardımcılığı görevini yürütmektedir. Altmışın üzerinde araştırma makalesi, kitap bölümü ve çok sayıda atıfı olup, h-indeksi 18’dir. Evli ve iki çocuk babasıdır.edit
Page 1. Türkiye Parazitoloji Dergisi 28 (3): 136-139 2004 Kars İlinde Kesilen Sığır ve Koyunlarda Kistik Ekinokokkozisin Yaygınlığı Yunus GICIK1, M.Özkan ARSLAN1, Murat KARA1 , Mustafa KÖSE2 1Kafkas Üniversitesi Veteriner ...
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This study was carried out to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites in 2-6 year-old children who were brought to Kars Maternal and Children's Hospital with complaints of gastrointestinal symptoms during March-June 2007. Fecal... more
This study was carried out to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites in 2-6 year-old children who were brought to Kars Maternal and Children's Hospital with complaints of gastrointestinal symptoms during March-June 2007. Fecal samples were taken from children and brought to the parasitology laboratory of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine to be examined for intestinal parasites. Fecal samples were examined by centrifugal formalin ether, zinc-sulphate floatation, and modified acid fast techniques. Lugol solution was used during microscopic examination and suspected samples were also examined by the Giemsa dye technique. The prevalence of intestinal parasites in children was found to be 36.2% (50/138). Protozoan and helminth parasites were found to be 34.1% (47/138) and 2.9% (4/138) in the fecal samples examined, respectively. Giardia intestinalis (10.9%), Entamoeba histolytica/dispar (10.1%), Entamoeba coli (8%), Blastocystis hominis (6.5%), Endolimax nana (4.3%), Chilomastix mesnili (1.4%), Ascaris lumbricoides (1.4%), Entamoeba hartmanni (0.7%), Cyclospora cayetanensis (0.7%), Enterobius vermicularis (0.7%) and Hymenolepis nana (0.7%) were identified from the feces of children of Kars and vicinity. No Cryptosporidium spp. was detected.
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This study was carried out between March and April, 2007 to determine the prevalence of Cryptosporidium spp. in calves. The study was performed in 30 farms of 12 different localities of Erzurum and vicinity. The fecal samples were taken... more
This study was carried out between March and April, 2007 to determine the prevalence of Cryptosporidium spp. in calves. The study was performed in 30 farms of 12 different localities of Erzurum and vicinity. The fecal samples were taken directly from the rectums of calves which were no more than three months old. The samples were centrifuged and examined under microscope by using the modified acid-fast technique. The prevalence of Cryptosporidium spp. was found to be 22.8% (43/189). The rate of infection was 30.3% (36/119) in calves with diarrhea and 10% (7/70) in healthy calves. The prevalence of the protozoan was 91.7% (11/12) and 53.3% (16/30) in localities and farms respectively. The prevalence was 17.3% (18/104) in state farms and 29.4% in village farms. During the research period, the presence of Cryptosporidiosis was suspected in 16 calves on two different farms. Fourteen of 16 calves (87.5%) were found to be infected with Cryptosporidium spp.
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Kars ilinde faaliyet gösteren Kars Et Kombinasında kesilen 736 adet iki yaş ve üzerindeki koyunun karaciğer muayeneleri sonucunda %44.4 (327/736) oranında karaciğer trematodları ile enfekte oldukları tespit edilmiştir. Enfeksiyondan... more
Kars ilinde faaliyet gösteren Kars Et Kombinasında kesilen 736 adet iki yaş ve üzerindeki koyunun karaciğer muayeneleri sonucunda %44.4 (327/736) oranında karaciğer trematodları ile enfekte oldukları tespit edilmiştir. Enfeksiyondan sorumlu türler %41 (302/736) Dicrocoelium dendriticum ve %9.4 (69/736) Fasciola hepatica olarak belirlenmiştir.
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354 M. Ö. Arslan et al. coccidiosis of geese. Additionally, experimental infec-tions have been induced by coccidia species of wild geese such as E. fulva Farr, 1953, E. hermani Fair, 1953, E. magnalabia Levine, 1951 and E. striata Farr,... more
354 M. Ö. Arslan et al. coccidiosis of geese. Additionally, experimental infec-tions have been induced by coccidia species of wild geese such as E. fulva Farr, 1953, E. hermani Fair, 1953, E. magnalabia Levine, 1951 and E. striata Farr, 1953 (Pellérdy 1974, Gajadhar et ...
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This study was carried out in order to detect antibodies to Babesia (Theileria) equi in the local breed of horses in the province of Kars, Turkey. A total of 108 serum samples from apparently healthy horses in eight villages were examined... more
This study was carried out in order to detect antibodies to Babesia (Theileria) equi in the local breed of horses in the province of Kars, Turkey. A total of 108 serum samples from apparently healthy horses in eight villages were examined for B. equi antibodies by an indirect immunofluorescent antibody test (IFAT). Of the 108 samples tested, 27 (25%) were found to be seropositive. The horses sampled in Aydinalan village had the highest prevalence (50.0%) of Babesia equi infection while the lowest prevalence was found among horses from Bayraktar village (12.5%). Statistically significant differences in seroprevalence were observed between these two villages (P < 0.05). This study is the first report on the status of B. equi infection in Kars.
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Research Interests: Epidemiology, Biology, Breeding, Medicine, Seasonality, and 15 moreSheep, Female, Animals, Male, Head, Prevalence, Infestation, Kars, Larva, Diptera, Myiasis, Age Factors, Seasons, Breed, and Oestrus ovis
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Amaç: Kistik ekinokokkozis (KE), Echinococcus granulosus’un larva formunun hem hayvanlarda hem de insanlarda çeşitli organlara yerleşmesiyle oluşan, dünyada yaygın görülen zoonotik bir hastalıktır. KE, hayvancılık yapılan bölgelerde ve... more
Amaç: Kistik ekinokokkozis (KE), Echinococcus granulosus’un larva formunun hem hayvanlarda hem de insanlarda çeşitli organlara yerleşmesiyle oluşan, dünyada yaygın görülen zoonotik bir hastalıktır. KE, hayvancılık yapılan bölgelerde ve kırsal yörelerde yaygındır. Bu çalışma, Türkiye’nin Doğu Anadolu Bölgesi’nde Kafkas Üniversitesi Sağlık Araştırma ve Uygulama Hastanesi’nde KE klinik ön tanılı hastalarda anti-E. granulosus seropozitifliğini belirlemek amacıyla yapılmıştır.
Yöntemler: Çalışma materyalini Kafkas Üniversitesi Sağlık Araştırma ve Uygulama Hastanesi’ne Ocak 2018-Aralık 2020 tarihleri arasında müracaat eden KE klinik ön tanılı hastalardan alınarak Parazitoloji Laboratuvarı’na gönderilen 498 kan örneği oluşturmuştur. Elde edilen serum örnekleri indirekt hemaglütinasyon yöntemiyle incelenmiştir.
Bulgular: Kist hidatik yönünden klinik ön tanılı 498 hastanın 74’ünde (%14,9) anti-E. granulosus antikorları saptanmıştır. Pozitiflik saptanan 74 örneğin 53’ü (%71,6) kadın, 21’i ise (%28,4) erkek hastalara aittir (p<0,05). Anti-E. granulosus antikorları
en yaygın olarak 16-30 yaş aralığında (%32,9) saptanmış olup (p<0,05), 16-60 yaş aralığında ise %19,3 olarak bulunmuştur.
Sonuç: Çalışma verileri Türkiye’nin Doğu Anadolu Bölgesi’nin tamamını kapsamasa da bölgede KE’nin halk sağlığı sorunu olarak önemini koruduğu kanaatine varılmıştır
Yöntemler: Çalışma materyalini Kafkas Üniversitesi Sağlık Araştırma ve Uygulama Hastanesi’ne Ocak 2018-Aralık 2020 tarihleri arasında müracaat eden KE klinik ön tanılı hastalardan alınarak Parazitoloji Laboratuvarı’na gönderilen 498 kan örneği oluşturmuştur. Elde edilen serum örnekleri indirekt hemaglütinasyon yöntemiyle incelenmiştir.
Bulgular: Kist hidatik yönünden klinik ön tanılı 498 hastanın 74’ünde (%14,9) anti-E. granulosus antikorları saptanmıştır. Pozitiflik saptanan 74 örneğin 53’ü (%71,6) kadın, 21’i ise (%28,4) erkek hastalara aittir (p<0,05). Anti-E. granulosus antikorları
en yaygın olarak 16-30 yaş aralığında (%32,9) saptanmış olup (p<0,05), 16-60 yaş aralığında ise %19,3 olarak bulunmuştur.
Sonuç: Çalışma verileri Türkiye’nin Doğu Anadolu Bölgesi’nin tamamını kapsamasa da bölgede KE’nin halk sağlığı sorunu olarak önemini koruduğu kanaatine varılmıştır
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The study was designed to determine the health status of neonatal calves on dairy farms in Kars district. It involved retrospective questioning (2001 calving season) and prospective follow up (2002 calving season). The localities and... more
The study was designed to determine the health status of neonatal calves on dairy farms in Kars district. It involved retrospective questioning (2001 calving season) and prospective follow up (2002 calving season). The localities and farms were selected from a list using a 2-stage stratified random sampling method. Farms were weekly visited by authors during the 2002 calving season for clinical problems. A total of 624 calves, born on 45 farms from 7 different localities, were followed up in the 2002 calving season. On the same farms data were collected regarding 582 neonatal calves in the 2001 calving season by questionnaire. The overall morbidity in 2002 and 2001 was 51.1% and 36.3%, respectively. The morbidity of diarrhoea, omphalitis, pneumonia, premature birth, omphalitis-enteritis complex, and pneumonia-enteritis complex were 24.4%, 13%, 3.4%, 2.4%, 2.4%, and 1% in 2002, and 17.4%, 1.4%, 6.2%, 0%, 2.7%, and 6% in the 2001 calving season, respectively. Clinical problems of trau...
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A total of 200 wild pigeons, 82 young and 118 adults, captured from 12 localities in Ankara District, were examined for blood parasites. Haemoproteus columbae was found in 57% (114/200) of the pigeons examined, and no other blood... more
A total of 200 wild pigeons, 82 young and 118 adults, captured from 12 localities in Ankara District, were examined for blood parasites. Haemoproteus columbae was found in 57% (114/200) of the pigeons examined, and no other blood parasites were detected.
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In this review, information was given about the prevalence, distrubution, protection and control of myiasis in animals and humans in Northeastern Turkey and the available data was evaluated. In a research, seventeen species belonging to... more
In this review, information was given about the prevalence, distrubution, protection and control of myiasis in animals and humans in Northeastern Turkey and the available data was evaluated. In a research, seventeen species belonging to the Sarcophagidae family were identified in Erzurum province. On the other hand, Hypoderma bovis is important for economic loss in Kars province and its prevalence was 31.9 %, while the mean number of warble fly larvae was 8.46 per infested animals. Oestrus ovis larvae were seen in 40.3 % of sheep in the latter province. The mean number of O. ovis larvae was 1.8 per animal examined, while it was 4.5 per animals infested. Myiasis rates of these animals in the area are higher than that of European countries as well as the western regions of Turkey. Ectoparasitic myiasis infestations in humans also has an important place in Northeastern Anatolia. The people around the barn and stables as well as in the grassland are at risk of myiasis because sheep and ...
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The aim of this study was to evaluate retrospectively cases of cystic echinococcosis (CE) and alveolar echinococcosis (AE) cases admitted to the Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Atatürk University These cases had come from... more
The aim of this study was to evaluate retrospectively cases of cystic echinococcosis (CE) and alveolar echinococcosis (AE) cases admitted to the Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Atatürk University These cases had come from Erzurum and surrounding cities. A total of 133 tissue samples from the cases submitted to the Department of Pathology from the Department of Surgery between 1 January 1999 and 15 July 2004 had been diagnosed as CE/AE. Of these cases, 111 (83.5%) were CE and 22 (16.5%), AE. The annual distribution of cases was as follows: 16, 13, 15, 46, 25 and 18 cases in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004, respectively. Fifty seven (51.4%) cases of CE were male and 54 (48.6%), female while 9 (40.9%) AE cases were male and 13 (59.1%), female, making a total of 66 (49.6%) male cases and 67 (50.4%), female. The mean age of female cases with CE was 33 (5-76) and that of male patients was 32.3 (2-66) while the mean age of female cases with AE was 43.4 (18-59) and that ...
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We report a child case with left chronic otitis media (COM), infected with Wohlfahrtia magnifica as a secondary facultative myiasis.An 8-year-old boy presented with a 7-day history of coming off three maggots from his left ear to our... more
We report a child case with left chronic otitis media (COM), infected with Wohlfahrtia magnifica as a secondary facultative myiasis.An 8-year-old boy presented with a 7-day history of coming off three maggots from his left ear to our hospital. He had chronic otitis media for 5 years. The external ear channel was filled with batticon and liquid vaseline, and eight
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A total of 1276 cattle from 76 farms in 8 villages were examined by palpation of the skin for evidence of hypodermosis. The effects of age, sex, breed, and colour of cattle on hypodermosis were investigated. The overall prevalence was... more
A total of 1276 cattle from 76 farms in 8 villages were examined by palpation of the skin for evidence of hypodermosis. The effects of age, sex, breed, and colour of cattle on hypodermosis were investigated. The overall prevalence was 31.9%. The mean number of warble fly larvae on infested animals was 8.46. Hypodermosis infestations were encountered in all the villages visited. Within a herd, the intensity of infestion decreased with the age of cattle. Infestation rates of warble fly larvae were lower in native cattle, in females, and in piebald animals.
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Coccidia were detected in the faeces of 556 out of 592 sheep (93.9%) in sheep in Kars province. The prevalence of coccidiosis was significantly higher (p>0.01) in young (97.9%) and immature sheep (96.6%) than in adult sheep (90.2%).... more
Coccidia were detected in the faeces of 556 out of 592 sheep (93.9%) in sheep in Kars province. The prevalence of coccidiosis was significantly higher (p>0.01) in young (97.9%) and immature sheep (96.6%) than in adult sheep (90.2%). Mixed infections were widespread (71.5%). Ten species of Eimeria were recognized. These species (and their prevalences) were: Eimeria ovinoidalis (47.7%), E. bakuensis
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Cryptosporidium parvum is an apicomplexan parasite that infects humans and ruminants. C. parvum isolated from cattle in northeastern Turkey and in Israel was genotyped using multiple polymorphic genetic markers, and the two populations... more
Cryptosporidium parvum is an apicomplexan parasite that infects humans and ruminants. C. parvum isolated from cattle in northeastern Turkey and in Israel was genotyped using multiple polymorphic genetic markers, and the two populations were compared to assess the effect of cattle husbandry on the parasite's population structure. Dairy herds in Israel are permanently confined with essentially no opportunity for direct herd-to-herd transmission, whereas in Turkey there are more opportunities for transmission as animals range over wider areas and are frequently traded. A total of 76 C. parvum isolates from 16 locations in Israel and seven farms in the Kars region in northeastern Turkey were genotyped using 16 mini- and microsatellite markers. Significantly, in both countries distinct multilocus genotypes confined to individual farms were detected. The number of genotypes per farm was higher and mixed isolates were more frequent in Turkey than in Israel. As expected from the presenc...
Research Interests: Genetics, Polymorphism, Biology, Medicine, Multidisciplinary, and 15 moreIsrael, Animal Husbandry, Population structure, Humans, Applied, Animals, Applied Environmental Microbiology, Cattle, Genotype, Linkage Disequilibrium, Cryptosporidium, Host Specificity, Cryptosporidiosis, Cryptosporidium parvum, and cattle diseases
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Kars yoresindeki bal arilarinda (Apis mellifera) nosemosis’ in prevalansini saptamak amaciyla 8 ana yerlesim yerinden tesadufen secilen 50 ariliktan ari numuneleri alinmistir. Ariliklar Mayis 2001- Eylul 2002 tarihleri arasinda bir kez... more
Kars yoresindeki bal arilarinda (Apis mellifera) nosemosis’ in prevalansini saptamak amaciyla 8 ana yerlesim yerinden tesadufen secilen 50 ariliktan ari numuneleri alinmistir. Ariliklar Mayis 2001- Eylul 2002 tarihleri arasinda bir kez ziyaret edilmis ve toplam 1892 koloniden rastgele secilen 343 (% 18.13) ari kovanindan ari ornekleri alinmistir. Ari numunelerinin son abdomen halkasi pens ile cekilerek disari cikarilip once makroskobik olarak incelenmis, daha sonra havanda serum fizyolojik icinde ezilerek %1’ lik safranin ile boyanip Nosema apis sporlari yonunden incelenmistir. Kars yoresinde nosemosis yonunden incelenen 343 bal arisi kovaninin 54 (% 15. 74)’ unde Nosema apis sporlari saptanmistir. Arastirmanin yurutuldugu 8 ana yerlesim biriminin 7 (% 87. 50)’ si ile ornek alinan ariligin 20 (% 40. 0)’ inin Nosema apis sporlari ile bulasik oldugu belirlenmistir. Muayene edilen kovan sayilari dikkate alindiginda nosemosis’ in yayginligi; Kagizman’ da % 28. 0, Selim’ de % 20. 69, Kar...
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During 2004-2007, 20 carcasses of red foxes, found dead mainly due to road accidents in Kars province of Turkey, were collected and examined helminthologically. Fifteen of (75%) 20 necropsied foxes were infected with various helminth... more
During 2004-2007, 20 carcasses of red foxes, found dead mainly due to road accidents in Kars province of Turkey, were collected and examined helminthologically. Fifteen of (75%) 20 necropsied foxes were infected with various helminth species. According to the results of intestinal wash examinations, the helminth community of the red fox in the necropsy is composed of 10 helminths and 1 arthropod species. The recovered species were Alaria alata (30%), Mesocestoides lineatus (60%), Taenia multiceps (10%), T. pisiformis (10%), T. taenuiformis (5%), Taenia spp. (10%), Echinococcus granulosus (5%), Toxascaris leonina (65%), Toxocara canis (20%), Capillaria spp. (5%) and Linguatula serrata (40%). This article appears to be the first report of the presence of both the adults and nymphs of Linguatula serrata in the intestines of fox. According to the results of fecal examinations, helminth eggs were found in 13 of 20 (65%) fox fecal samples. Revealed helminth species were as follows; Mesoce...
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ÖZET: Bu çalışma, Mart – Haziran 2007 tarihlerinde, Kars Doğum ve Çocuk Bakımevi Hastanesi çocuk polikliniğine gastrointestinal yakınmalarla başvuran 2-6 yaş arası çocuklarda bağırsak parazitlerinin yaygınlığını belirlemek amacıyla... more
ÖZET: Bu çalışma, Mart – Haziran 2007 tarihlerinde, Kars Doğum ve Çocuk Bakımevi Hastanesi çocuk polikliniğine gastrointestinal yakınmalarla başvuran 2-6 yaş arası çocuklarda bağırsak parazitlerinin yaygınlığını belirlemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Polikliniğe başvuran hastalardan klinik muayene sonucu dışkı örnekleri alınmış ve Veteriner Fakültesi Parazitoloji Anabilim Dalı Laboratuvarında bağırsak parazitleri yönünden incelenmiştir. Dışkı örnekleri sırası ile formol-eter santrifüj, modifiye asit-fast ve çinko sülfat santrifüj flotasyon yöntemleri ile incelenmiştir. Preparat incelemesinde lugol solüsyonu kullanılmış olup, tanısında şüpheli olunan örnekler ayrıca giemsa yöntemi ile tekrar değerlendirilmiştir. Kars yöresinde paraziter yönden klinik ön tanılı çocuklarda bağırsak parazitlerinin yaygınlığı %36,2 (50/138) olarak bulunmuştur. İncelenen örneklerin %34,1 (47/138) inde protozoon, %2,9 (4/138) unda ise helmint etkeni tespit edilmiştir. Kars çevresinde çocuklarda; Giardia intestin...