With the arrival of the summer months, tick -based diseases and deaths are on the agenda again. Especially in Anatolia, the ticks, which are commonly seen in Anatolia, caused 8 people to lose their lives in Sivas. Tick cases, which have been found mostly in rural areas for a long time, have started to increase in a remarkable way in Istanbul. In the first six months of 2025, a total of 7 thousand 2 tick bites were reported to health institutions in Istanbul. 6 thousand 165 of these cases took place only in April, May and June. While experts are generally encountered in agricultural lands and ticks, which are found in forest areas, while calling the public to be careful; Citizens in nature walks or open lands, long -sleeved and long -leg clothes should be emphasized.
Has the tick population increased?
Istanbul Chamber of Veterinary Physicians Secretary General Dr. Murat Arslan says that the change in temperature and rainfall trends increases the population of Hyalomma Marginatum type tick bearing the Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CC). “As of April, the fact that precipitation decreased by 27.2 percent to 43.2 percent compared to seasonal norms, especially in regions where the disease is endemic, facilitated the activation of ticks. It has created an environmental environment for the life and expansion of this species. Groups such as agricultural workers, shepherds, forest workers, soldiers working in open land in the priority risk group, kul he said.
Partridge will be a solution?
In the fight against tick, while the methods of release of partridge to nature in order to combat from time to time, Arslan said: “The partridges released to nature were fed with insects during the Palaz period, and in the adult periods, it should not be forgotten that the larva-nimf periods were fed from these birds. The adults of Hyalomma ticks, the vector of the CCHF, are stored in the land cracks, etc. and it is difficult for partridges to find and eat these ticks. For this reason, the tick struggle that is expected to be released to nature cannot show the effect. “
Move quickly
Caucasus University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Department of Parasitology Professor. Dr. Zati Patriot said:
“The disease of the people living in rural areas, there is no point in worrying in the metropolises. It is not in Istanbul, but maybe there is a possibility of encountering hyalomma marginatum carrying the disease in the countryside on the Thrace side. This tick can carry the virus causing the CKCA. Therefore, as soon as you see a tick holding on you, it is not important who does the tick, it is important how early it is removed. You do not need tick extraction vehicles such as cards, etc., you can grasp the skin from the nearest place where it clings to the skin with the help of gloves or napkins and pull it with slow and fixed force. In fact, we cannot talk about a significant increase in tick holding, which only depends on increasing sensitivity due to the fact that the Crimean-Congo bleeding fever is brought to the agenda. Sometimes they say “his head remained inside ,, in fact, this tick is very short, orga orga orgone and does not pose a risk. We can evaluate this as if it were a thorn or tree minced meat and then remove it with cologne. If there are symptoms such as fever and excessive resentment after removing the tick, you should be examined by going to the health institution and mentioning the story of tick holding. “
Tick should be removed in the hospital
Dr. Lecturer. Member A. Deniz Akkaya Pultar pointed out that a health institution should be consulted to remove the tick from the stuck. Pultar, “After the tick is removed in the event of complaints such as fever, weakness, nausea-vomiting and diarrhea, the person should apply to the hospital. Individuals with various diseases affecting the immune system, especially atopic people, may be more sensitive to the antigens in the saliva of flies and insects “ he said.
There are 30 tick types
Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology Specialist Assoc. Dr. Zehra Çağla Karakoç stated that ticks are compulsory blood -sucking arthropods, and said: “Turkey is observed in every region of the world. Turkey is a country suitable for the life of ticks in climate and geographically. It was found that Türkiye hosted approximately 30 tick species. While the incubation time of the disease lasts up to 1-3 days, symptoms; High fever, headache, muscle and joint pain, nausea-vomiting and abdominal pain. “
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