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Distribution of house dust mites in Hasköy town, Muş

Türkiye parazitolojii dergisi, 2010, Vol.34 (4), p.160-163 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

ISSN: 1300-6320 ;EISSN: 2146-3077 ;DOI: 10.5152/tpd.2010.04 ;PMID: 21391184

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  • Title:
    Distribution of house dust mites in Hasköy town, Muş
  • Author: Aykut, Medeni ; Yilmaz, Hasan
  • Subjects: Animals ; Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus - classification ; Dust ; Housing - classification ; Humans ; Hypersensitivity - epidemiology ; Hypersensitivity - parasitology ; Seasons ; Turkey - epidemiology
  • Is Part Of: Türkiye parazitolojii dergisi, 2010, Vol.34 (4), p.160-163
  • Description: This study was carried out to determine the distribution of house dust mites and the role of the mites on allergic diseases in Haskoy town, Muş. In the study, dust samples were collected from 50 houses in May and July months of 2002 year. Twenty eight (56%) of 50 mites samples examined in May and 20 (40%) of 50 mites samples examined in July were found positive. Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus was found to be the predominant species with 36.34% in May and 34.21%in July. Lepidoglyphus destructor, Cheyletus spp, Acarus spp, Acarus farris, Acotyledon tjidobas, Blomia tjidobas, Rhizoglyphus robini and Chartoglyphus arcuatus had 18.18%, 6.81%, 4.54%, 4.54%, 4.54%, 2.27%, 2.27% and 2.27% percentages in May respectively. On the other hand, L. destructor, Cheyletus spp, Acarus spp, Acarus farris, Allocalvolia habrocytes, A. tjidobas and R. robini had 18.42%, 10.52%, 7.89%, 2.63%, 5.26%, 5.26% and 5.26% in July respectively. Positivity rates of the mites collected from houses of people with allergic disorders was 55.5% while this rate was 56.25% for houses of those without allergic disorders. No statistical relationship was found between encounter with the mites and the patients with allergy. In addition, the number of adobes detected dust mites was higher than the other types of houses.
  • Publisher: Turkey
  • Language: Turkish;English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 1300-6320
    EISSN: 2146-3077
    DOI: 10.5152/tpd.2010.04
    PMID: 21391184
  • Source: MEDLINE
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