title: West Nile virus studies in the Sanliurfa Province of Turkey.
abstract: We attempted to isolate West Nile virus from mosquitoes collected in the field for the first time in Turkey. A total of 6,457 mosquito specimens from Culex pipiens Linnaeus, Ochlerotatus caspius (Pallas) and Aedes spp. species were included in this study. Culex pipiens samples made up 56% of the total species, O. caspius 24% and Aedes spp 20%. There were no positive results after studying mosquito samples using Real-time PCR, VecTest, and Vero cell culture. In serological tests of 181 human serum samples, 29 (16%) were found to be West Nile positive. On the basis of these results, we intend to collect more mosquito samples especially from those areas from which positive serum samples were obtained.
authors.affiliation: Hacettepe University, Science Faculty, Department of Biology, 06532 Beytepe, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nurdan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ozer
authors.forename: Koray
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ergünay
authors.forename: Fatih
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Simsek
authors.forename: Sinan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaynas
authors.forename: Bülent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Alten
authors.forename: Selim S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Caglar
authors.forename: Semsettin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ustacelebi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops; D009033:Culicidae / Q000821:virology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000821:virology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology; D014709:Vero Cells; D010948:Viral Plaque Assay; D014901:West Nile Fever / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology; D014902:West Nile virus / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D012367:RNA, Viral