MOLECULAR INVESTIGATION OF CANINE HEPATOZOONOSIS IN BATMAN AND VAN PROVINCES OF TÜRKİYE

Canine hepatozoonosis is a tick-borne protozoan disease spread by hard ticks of the Ixodidae family. Although this illness has been seen in numerous locations Türkiye, its existence Batman and Van provinces yet to be confirmed. The purpose research was look into canine stray dogs from two distinct areas Türkiye using conventional polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Between 2019 2021, blood samples were collected 197 Türkiye. A unique 486–520 bp segment 18S rRNA gene Hepatozoon spp. amplified PCR. According PCR findings, none tested positive for This offers epidemiological data on prevalence which may useful future studies with larger sample sizes varied origins.