Blood parasites detected from Anatolian squirrel, Spermophilus xanthophrymnus (Rodentia: Sciuridae) in Nigde Province, Turkey Niǧde yöresinde anadolu tarla sincabi, Spermophilus xanthophrymnus (Rodentia: Sciuridae)'da bulunan kan parazitleri
Ankara Universitesi Veteriner Fakultesi Dergisi, vol.56, no.2, pp.147-148, 2009 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 56 Issue: 2
- Publication Date: 2009
- Doi Number: 10.1501/vetfak_0000002173
- Journal Name: Ankara Universitesi Veteriner Fakultesi Dergisi
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Page Numbers: pp.147-148
- Keywords: Babesia, Spermophilus xanthophrymnus, Squirrels, Trypanosoma
- Anadolu University Affiliated: No
Abstract
The study was conducted on 105 Anatolian squirrel, Spermophilus xanthophrymnus (Rodentia: Sciuridae) in Nigde which is province of Turkey from April 2003 to August 2003. Trypanosoma lewisi and Babesia microti were detected in the blood smears of 5 and 2 squirrels, respectively. This study reports the presence of T. lewisi and B. microti in Anatolian squirrel in Turkey for the first time.