Frequency of Lyme disease in patients with tick contact and identification of ticks from Bolu province of Turkey.

Background Objectives: Lyme disease is a multisystemic disease caused by the bacteria in the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex, which is transmitted by ticks of the Ixodes genus. Although there are seroprevalence studies and case reports of Lyme disease from various regions in Turkey, there is no widespread epidemiological research. This study aimed to determine the frequency of Lyme disease in the cases followed-up after tick contact and to examine the isolated ticks to reveal tick population from Bolu province.

Acute toxoplasmosis and antioxidant levels in the liver, kidney and brain of rats.

Toxoplasma gondii is a common protozoan parasite which causes toxoplasmosis worldwide. There are limited treatment options against T. gondii infection.

Investigation of a 6-year seropositivity of Toxoplasma gondii in Abant Izzet Baysal University Educational Research Hospital.

Objective: The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii IgG and IgM antibodies in patients who were admitted in Abant İzzet Baysal University Education and Research Hospital between January 2010 and December 2016 with a suspicion of toxoplasmosis.

Methods: Anti-T. gondii IgM and IgG antibodies and IgG avidity test determined by ELISA method in 14,262 serum samples belonging to the Abant İzzet Baysal University Education and Research Hospital were retrospectively investigated.

[Characterization of Toxoplasma gondii proteins from various strains].

Objective: Toxoplasma gondii the causative agent of toxoplasmosis, is a worldwide intracellular protozoan parasite that infects all warm blooded animals including humans. It can be devastating to immunocompromised humans and congenital transmission may result in severe clinical spectrum. It causes economic losses due to abortus in animals.

[Evaluation of Sabin-Feldman test results of Ankara University Medical Faculty Medical Parasitology laboratory between 1997-2007].

Objective: Toxoplasmosis caused by Toxoplasma gondii is a protozoan infection which has a worldwide distribution. Sabin-Feldman is considered as a reference test among serologic methods for its high sensitivity and specificity and has a role for the confirmation of the suspected results of the commonly used ELISA tests. Few laboratories perform this test as it enrolls the live tachyzoites.