» Authors » Hamza Avcioglu

Hamza Avcioglu

Explore the profile of Hamza Avcioglu including associated specialties, affiliations and a list of published articles. Areas
Snapshot
Articles 19
Citations 97
Followers 0
Related Specialties
Top 10 Co-Authors
Published In
Affiliations
Soon will be listed here.
Recent Articles
1.
Akyuz M, Avcioglu H
Acta Trop . 2025 Feb; :107560. PMID: 39971080
As free-roaming dogs may play a pivotal role in the transmission of alveolar echinococcosis (AE) to humans, the detection of the parasite in dogs is important for the control of...
2.
Timurkan M, Guven E, Cengiz S, Aydin H, Kirman R, Avcioglu H
Vet Med Sci . 2024 Oct; 10(6):e70068. PMID: 39427325
Background: Rodents are reservoir hosts for zoonotic pathogens that cause tropical diseases, many of which have been overlooked. Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of...
3.
Akyuz M, Kirman R, Guven E, Balkaya I, Avcioglu H
Acta Parasitol . 2024 Apr; 69(2):1319-1323. PMID: 38662075
Objective: The aim of this study was to identify Echinococcus species by morphological and molecular means. Methods: A dead gray wolf (Canis lupus) was found near Erzurum province and brought...
4.
Guven E, Akyuz M, Kirman R, Balkaya I, Avcioglu H
Zoonoses Public Health . 2022 Jun; 69(7):875-883. PMID: 35726555
Wild rodents are natural reservoir hosts of various pathogens, including Babesia microti. This study investigated the presence of B. microti in rodents from Erzurum province in Turkey. A total of...
5.
Avcioglu H, Bia M, Balkaya I, Kirman R, Akyuz M, Guven E
Acta Trop . 2022 Jun; 233:106559. PMID: 35688264
Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is an important zoonotic infection caused by the larval stages of the genus Echinococcus. Turkey is a highly endemic region for CE and the disease is one...
6.
Avcioglu H, Guven E, Balkaya I, Kirman R, Akyuz M, Bia M, et al.
Parasitology . 2021 May; 148(9):1092-1098. PMID: 34002689
Echinococcosis, caused by larval stage of the genus Echinococcus, is one of the most important zoonotic diseases worldwide. The purpose of this study was to determine the presence and prevalence...
7.
Umhang G, Bastid V, Avcioglu H, Bagrade G, Bujanic M, Bjelic cabrilo O, et al.
Infect Genet Evol . 2021 Apr; 92:104863. PMID: 33857665
The cestode Echinococcus multilocularis is the causative agent of alveolar echinococcosis, a severe helminthic zoonotic disease distributed in the Northern Hemisphere. The lifecycle of the parasite is mainly sylvatic, involving...
8.
Avcioglu H, Guven E, Balkaya I, Kirman R, Akyuz M, Bia M, et al.
Acta Trop . 2021 Jan; 216:105826. PMID: 33421419
This study was conducted to determine the occurrence of E. multilocularis in foxes and environmental fecal contamination by E. multilocularis in Erzurum, the most highly endemic region for AE in...
9.
Kurt A, Avcioglu H, Guven E, Balkaya I, Oral A, Kirman R, et al.
Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis . 2020 Apr; 20(8):593-602. PMID: 32251614
Erzurum province of Turkey is known to be highly endemic for alveolar echinococcosis (AE) and cystic echinococcosis (CE). In this study, we confirmed cases, searched genetic variations of the isolates,...
10.
Avcioglu H, Guven E, Balkaya I, Kirman R
Parasitology . 2018 Feb; 145(9):1147-1150. PMID: 29409558
Echinococcus multilocularis is the causative agent of alveolar echinococcosis (AE), one of the most threatening zoonoses in Eurasia. Human AE is widespread in the Erzurum region of Turkey, but the...