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Overview

Kursat Altay is affiliated with Cumhuriyet University in Turkey. Their research primarily focuses on immunology and microbiology, agricultural and biological sciences, and medicine. Within these main fields, they have contributed extensively to subfields such as parasitology, infectious diseases, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, insect science, and plant science.

Their work addresses several topical areas including vector-borne infectious diseases, viral infections and vectors, vector-borne animal diseases, insect and pesticide research, parasitic infections and diagnostics, microbial infections and disease research, and plant disease management techniques.

Frequent coauthors in Kursat Altay's research collaborations include Ufuk Erol, Ömer Faruk Şahin, Osman Furkan Urhan, Ayperi Aytmirzakizi, and Husnu Furkan Sakar.

Their publications are often found in journals such as Acta Parasitologica, Veterinary Research Communications, Tropical Animal Health and Production, Comparative Immunology Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, and Research in Veterinary Science.

Recent notable papers authored or coauthored by Kursat Altay include:

  • First molecular detection of Anaplasma species in cattle from Kyrgyzstan; molecular identification of human pathogenic novel genotype Anaplasma capra and Anaplasma phagocytophilum related strain, 2021, Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
  • The first molecular detection of Anaplasma capra in domestic ruminants in the central part of Turkey, with genetic diversity and genotyping of Anaplasma capra, 2022, Tropical Animal Health and Production
  • Anaplasma capra: a new emerging tick-borne zoonotic pathogen, 2024, Veterinary Research Communications

Other recent studies in related areas of cattle and buffalo infections include molecular prevalence and phylogeny of Anaplasma capra, expanding the understanding of new hosts and genetic variability.

Best Publications

  • A molecular survey of bovine Theileria parasites among apparently healthy cattle and with a note on the distribution of ticks in eastern Turkey.

    Munir Aktas;Kursat Altay;Nazir Dumanli

  • Molecular detection of Theileria and Babesia infections in cattle.

    Kursat Altay;M. Fatih Aydin;Nazir Dumanli;Munir Aktas

  • Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus: Genetic Analysis and Tick Survey in Turkey

    Sukru Tonbak;Munir Aktas;Kursat Altay;Ahmet K. Azkur

  • Detection of Theileria ovis in naturally infected sheep by nested PCR

    Kursat Altay;Nazir Dumanli;Patricia J. Holman;Munir Aktas

  • Development of a polymerase chain reaction method for diagnosis of Babesia ovis infection in sheep and goats.

    M. Aktaş;K. Altay;N. Dumanlı

  • Prevalence and distribution of tropical theileriosis in eastern Turkey.

    N. Dumanli;M. Aktas;B. Cetinkaya;A. Cakmak

  • Molecular identification, genetic diversity and distribution of Theileria and Babesia species infecting small ruminants.

    Kursat Altay;Nazir Dumanli;Munir Aktas

  • Molecular detection and identification of Anaplasma and Ehrlichia species in cattle from Turkey.

    Munir Aktas;Kursat Altay;Nazir Dumanli

  • Molecular detection of tick-borne rickettsial and protozoan pathogens in domestic dogs from Turkey

    Munir Aktas;Sezayi Özübek;Kürşat Altay;Kürşat Altay;Neval Duygu Sayin Ipek

  • Determination of prevalence and risk factors for infection with Babesia ovis in small ruminants from Turkey by polymerase chain reaction

    Munir Aktas;Kursat Altay;Nazir Dumanli

  • A survey of ixodid ticks feeding on cattle and prevalence of tick-borne pathogens in the Black Sea region of Turkey

    Munir Aktas;Kursat Altay;Sezayi Ozubek;Nazir Dumanli

  • PCR-based detection of Theileria ovis in Rhipicephalus bursa adult ticks.

    M. Aktas;K. Altay;N. Dumanli

  • Molecular evidence for Anaplasma phagocytophilum in Ixodes ricinus from Turkey.

    Munir Aktas;Zati Vatansever;Kursat Altay;M. Fatih Aydin

  • Detection of Babesia ovis by PCR in Rhipicephalus bursa collected from naturally infested sheep and goats

    K. Altay;M. Aktas;N. Dumanli

  • Molecular detection and identification of Ehrlichia and Anaplasma species in ixodid ticks

    Munir Aktas;Kursat Altay;Nazir Dumanli;Ahmet Kalkan

  • Survey of Theileria parasites of sheep in eastern Turkey using polymerase chain reaction

    M. Aktaş;K. Altay;N. Dumanli

  • A study on ovine tick-borne hemoprotozoan parasites (Theileria and Babesia) in the East Black Sea Region of Turkey.

    Kursat Altay;Nazir Dumanli;Munir Aktas

  • Sequence polymorphism in the ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacers differs among Theileria species

    Münir Aktas;Kylie G. Bendele;Kürsat Altay;Nazir Dumanli

  • Evaluation of a PCR and comparison with RLB for detection and differentiation of Theileria sp. MK and other Theileria and Babesia species of small ruminants

    Kursat Altay;Munir Aktas;Nazir Dumanli;Mehmet Fatih Aydin

  • A molecular and parasitological survey of Hepatozoon canis in domestic dogs in Turkey

    Munir Aktas;Sezayi Özübek;Kürşat Altay;Kürşat Altay;İbrahim Balkaya

  • Theileria infections in small ruminants in the east and southeast Anatolia.

    Kürşat Altay;Münir Aktaş;Nazir Dumanli

Frequent Co-Authors

Nazir Dumanli
Nazir Dumanli Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University
Munir Aktas
Munir Aktas Fırat University
Patricia J. Holman
Patricia J. Holman Texas A&M University

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