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Purpose: Tularemia disease is a zoonosis in which Francisella tularensis, a small, aerobic, Gram negative kokobasil, is a factor. The disease, which is endemic in the Northern Hemisphere, is often seen in hunters, farmers, animals, forest workers, nature enthusiasts, veterinarians and laboratory workers. In our country, many epidemics were first in 1936, the number of events increased over the years and reached 4986 in 2010-2015. There is no comprehensive epidemic study in the district of Tularemi. In this work we intended to identify the seroprevalence in the central and rural districts of Diyarbakır. Method: 1503 serum samples of healthy blood donors were included in the study without regard to the gender and age difference. Serums were scaned in terms of F. tularensis IgG antibodies using the microaglutination method. The Rose-Bengal test was first tested for cross-reaction with Brucella antibodies in serums with a ≥1/20 titration positive in the scan. The Rose-Bengal test applied a titration process in lower vibrations to the serums that were negative. Results: 93 of the participants in our study are women and 1410 are male donors. The donors are between 18 and 65 years of age and the average age is 33.2. In 22 of the donors who participated in the study, 1/20 of the scan titration was found positive. Three of these serums were considered to be antibodies positive because they react with Brucella lam aglutination. The remaining 19 serum (1.3%) was considered seropositivity in the scan of tularemi. Three of the seropositive donors are women, 16 are men, and the average age is 29.5. There was no significant difference between gender and age in seropositive people (gender p=0.108/age p=0.053). Result: As a result, the 1.3% seropositivity we found in our study indicates that the tularemia factor is located in the area. Training on the disease can reduce the infection of the factor by giving local people and especially risk groups living in rural areas.

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