Yusuf ÖZBEL

Tıp Fakültesi, Temel Tıp Bilimleri Bölümü, Parazitoloji Anabilim Dalı

Research areas: Health Sciences, Medicine, Fundamental Medical Sciences, Parasitology, Natural Sciences, Life Sciences, Veterinary Sciences, Agricultural Sciences, Biochemistry, Plant Protection

Publications

• Development of new screening tools to evaluate dog exposure to Phlebotomus tobbi and Phlebotomus papatasi sand flies (2026)
• Development of new screening tools to evaluate dog exposure to Phlebotomus tobbi and Phlebotomus papatasi sand flies (2026)
• Dogs as Sentinel Hosts for Sand Fly–Borne Infections in the Mediterranean Basin: A Multinational Serological Survey (2026)
• Development of new screening tools to evaluate dog exposure to Phlebotomus tobbi and Phlebotomus papatasi sand flies (2026)
• Processing and mounting phlebotomine sand flies: a consensus guideline (2026)
• Specificity of Phlebotomus papatasi and Phlebotomus tobbi recombinant salivary proteins developed as serological surveillance tool (2026)
• Gut bacterial communities in sand fly vectors from Türkiye (2026)
• Effects of Leishmania tropica infection on macrophage polarization (2026)
• Comparative de novo transcriptomic analysis of Leishmania tropica provides insights into translation, metabolism, and virulence-related pathways potentially associated with Leishmania RNA virus 2 status (2026)
• Genomic analysis of Salehabad virus obtained from the field after a 64-year silence (2026)
• Additional file 3 of Development of new screening tools to evaluate dog exposure to Phlebotomus tobbi and Phlebotomus papatasi sand flies (2026)
• Additional file 1 of Development of new screening tools to evaluate dog exposure to Phlebotomus tobbi and Phlebotomus papatasi sand flies (2026)
• Additional file 1 of Development of new screening tools to evaluate dog exposure to Phlebotomus tobbi and Phlebotomus papatasi sand flies (2026)
• Additional file 3 of Development of new screening tools to evaluate dog exposure to Phlebotomus tobbi and Phlebotomus papatasi sand flies (2026)
• Additional file 2 of Development of new screening tools to evaluate dog exposure to Phlebotomus tobbi and Phlebotomus papatasi sand flies (2026)
• Additional file 2 of Development of new screening tools to evaluate dog exposure to Phlebotomus tobbi and Phlebotomus papatasi sand flies (2026)
• Additional file 1 of Specificity of Phlebotomus papatasi and Phlebotomus tobbi recombinant salivary proteins developed as serological surveillance tool (2026)
• Additional file 1 of Specificity of Phlebotomus papatasi and Phlebotomus tobbi recombinant salivary proteins developed as serological surveillance tool (2026)
• Refugees/Immigrants and leishmaniasis in the world's largest hosting country, Türkiye: A systematic review (2025)
• External quality assessment for molecular detection of sand fly-borne phleboviruses circulating in the Mediterranean Basin (2025)
• Recent advances in Phlebotomine sand fly research: a review based on studies presented at ISOPS XI (2025)
• The detection and frequency of two ectoparasitic mite species (Acari: Trombidiformes: Stigmaeidae & Microtrombidiidae) on field collected sand flies (Diptera: Phlebotomine) in Western Türkiye (2025)
• Evaluation of IgG anti-L. tropica antibody response as a biomarker for cutaneous leishmaniasis using ELISA in endemic regions of Pakistan (2025)
• The detection and frequency of two ectoparasitic mite species (Acari: Trombidiformes: Stigmaeidae & Microtrombidiidae) on field collected sand flies (Diptera: Phlebotomine) in Western Türkiye (2025)
• Management of Canine Leishmaniasis and the Treatment Trends of Veterinarians in Aegean Region of Türkiye: A Questionnaire-based Survey (2025)
• Performance evaluation of nine reference centers for effective surveillance of Leishmania -infected Phlebotomine sand flies and basis for technical recommendations (2024)
• Special Topics from Asian Countries (2024)
• Other Medically Important Vectors (2024)
• Mosquito populations originating from nonendemic areas have the potential to transmit recently emerging Japanese encephalitis virus genotype IV (2024)
• Phylogenetic characterization of two common sandflies, Phlebotomus major and P. kandelakii, in Inebolu District of the West Black Sea Region, Türkiye based on mitochondrial gene sequence analysis (2024)
• First Molecular Evidence of Leishmania Infantum in Domestic Cats and Associated Risk Factors from the Black Sea Region of Türkiye (2024)
• Genetic diversity and epidemiological insights into cutaneous leishmaniasis in Pakistan: a comprehensive study on clinical manifestations and molecular characterization of Leishmania species (2024)
• Diagnostic challenges in cutaneous leishmaniasis due to atypical Leishmania infantum: pathologists’ insights from re-emergence zones (2024)
• Performance evaluation of nine reference centers and comparison of DNA extraction protocols for effective surveillance of Leishmania-infected Phlebotomine sand flies: Basis for technical recommendations (2024)
• Entomological Surveillance and Spatiotemporal Risk Assessment of Sand Fly-Borne Diseases in Cyprus (2023)
• A Review of Sand Fly Management Methodologies (2023)
• Two parasitic mite species on Phlebotominae sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) from Türkiye: Biskratrombium persicum (Microtrombidiidae) and Eustigmaeus johnstoni (Stigmaeidae) (2023)
• Immunoinformatics Approach to Design a Multi-Epitope Vaccine against Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (2023)
• Comparative analysis of the severity and progression of cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania tropica in untreated and glucantime-treated patients (2023)
• The estimated distribution of autochthonous leishmaniasis by Leishmania infantum in Europe in 2005–2020 (2023)
• Arthropod vectors of disease agents: Their role in public and veterinary health in Turkiye and their control measures (2023)
• Covid-19 vaccination acceptance and hesitancy among the Turkish adult population (2023)
• Entomological surveillance and spatiotemporal risk assessment of sand fly-borne diseases in Cyprus (2023)
• The Effect of BTK Inhibitor Ibrutinib on Leishmania infantum Infection In Vitro (2022)
• Multiparametric approach to assess the disease severity and progression of cutaneous leishmaniasis infection (2022)
• The Designing of a Gel Formulation with Chitosan Polymer Using Liposomes as Nanocarriers of Amphotericin B for a Non-invasive Treatment Model of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (2022)
• The current epidemiology of leishmaniasis in Turkey, Azerbaijan and Georgia and implications for disease emergence in European countries (2022)
• Blood Meal Analysis and Molecular Detection of Leishmania DNA in Wild-Caught Sand Flies in Leishmaniasis Endemic Areas of Turkey and Northern Cyprus (2022)
• Fauna, Seasonal Activity, and Altitudinal Distribution of Phlebotomine Sand Flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Leishmaniasis Endemic Area, Aydın Mountains, and Surroundings in Western Turkey (2022)
• A molecular phylogeny and phylogeography of Greek Aegean Island sand flies of the genus Phlebotomus (Diptera: Psychodidae) (2022)
• Leishmania kinetoplast DNA contributes to parasite burden in infected macrophages: Critical role of the cGAS-STING-TBK1 signaling pathway in macrophage parasitemia (2022)
• Establishing the Aedes watch out network, the first island-wide mosquito citizen-science initiative in Cyprus within the framework of the Mosquitoes Without Borders project (2022)
• Blood Meal Analysis and Molecular Detection of Leishmania DNA in Wild-Caught Sand Flies in Leishmaniasis Endemic Areas of Turkey and Northern Cyprus (2022)
• Increasing the Sensitivity of Leishmania RNA Virus 2 (LRV2) Detection with a Modification in cDNA Synthesis (2022)
• Host–Parasite Interactions: Regulation of Leishmania Infection in Sand Fly (2022)
• First detection of voltage-gated sodium channel mutations in Phlebotomus argentipes collected from Bangladesh (2021)
• PpSP32-like protein as a marker of human exposure to Phlebotomus argentipes in Leishmania donovani foci in Bangladesh (2021)
• The frequencies of knockdown resistance mutations in phlebotomine sandflies under different degrees of indoor residual spraying (2021)
• Investigation of Phlebotominae (Diptera: Psychodidae) Fauna, Seasonal Dynamics, and Natural Leishmania spp. Infection in Mug?la, Southwest of Turkey (2021)
• The Toxicity of Essential Oils From Three Origanum Species Against Head Louse, Pediculus humanus capitis (2021)
• Leishmaniases in the European Union and Neighboring Countries (2021)
• Analysis of morphological variations of three Adlerius (Diptera: Psychodidae) species collected in two cutaneous leishmaniasis endemic foci of Turkey (2021)
• The molecular and serological investigation of Feline immunodeficiency virus and Feline leukemia virus in stray cats of Western Turkey (2021)
• Determination of sand fly fauna and molecular detection of Leishmania in sand flies in Antalya Province, Southern Turkey (2021)
• Vaccine hesitancy of the COVID‐19 by health care personnel (2020)
• The initial detection of Toscana virus in phlebotomine sandflies from Turkey (2020)
• Targeting of antitumor ımmune responses with live-attenuated Leishmania strains in breast cancer model (2020)
• Entomological Survey for the Detection of Sand Fly Fauna and Vector Species in the Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Endemic Area in East Mediterranean Region of Turkey, Mersin Province (2020)
• The Striking Observations on Two Personal Protective Measures During COVID-19 Pandemic: Face Mask and Social Distance (2020)
• Şanlıurfa’da Leishmania infantum’un Etken Olduğu Kutanöz Leyşmanyazis (Şark Çıbanı) Olguları (2020)
• The Striking Observations on Two Personal Protective Measures During COVID-19 Pandemic: Face Mask and Social Distance (2020)
• First molecular detection and identification of Leishmania species in small wild rodents from Turkey (2020)
• Sandfly surveillance and investigation of Leishmania spp. DNA in sandflies in Kosovo (2020)
• Targeting of antitumor ımmune responses with live-attenuated Leishmania strains in breast cancer model (2020)
• The initial detection of Toscana virus in phlebotomine sandflies from Turkey (2020)
• Entomological Survey for the Detection of Sand Fly Fauna and Vector Species in the Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Endemic Area in East Mediterranean Region of Turkey, Mersin Province. (2020)
• Sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in eight Balkan countries: historical review and region-wide entomological survey (2020)
• Türkiye’de Kutanöz Leyşmanyazis Etkeni Leishmania tropica’da Antimon Direnç Mekanizmasının Belirlenmesi (2020)
• [Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Cases Caused by Leishmania infantum in Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey]. (2020)
• Vector-borne Zoonotic Diseases in Turkey: Rising Threats on Public Health (2020)
• Corrigendum to “Parasites and immunotherapy: Immunostimulatory effect of Leishmania spp. in cancer treatment” [Eur J Cancer 110 (1) (March 2019) S33] (2019)
• Corrigendum to “Parasites and immunotherapy: Immunostimulatory effect of Leishmania spp. in cancer treatment” [Eur J Cancer 110 (1) (March 2019) S33] (2019)
• Parasites and immunotherapy: Immunostimulatory effect of <i>Leishmania</i> spp. in cancer treatment (vol 110, S33, 2019) (2019)
• Parasites and immunotherapy: Immunostimulatory effect of Leishmania spp. in cancer treatment (2019)
• Muğla ve İlçelerinde Bulunan Phlebotominae (Diptera: Psychodidae) Türleri, Popülasyon Dinamiği ve Leishmania sp.’nin PCR ile Araştırılması (2019)
• Vector and reservoir surveillance study in a canine and human leishmaniasis endemic area in most western part of Turkey, Karaburun (2019)
• Coğrafi Bilgi Sistemleri (CBS) Tabanlı Şark Çıbanı Bildirim Sistemi (2019)
• Toxicity of Thiamethoxam on Field-Collected Sand Flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) From Different Regions of Turkey (2019)
• The current clinical and geographical situation of cutaneous leishmaniasis based on species identification in Turkey. (2019)
• A survey of sand flies (Diptera, Phlebotominae) along recurrent transit routes in Serbia (2019)
• Revision of the species composition and distribution of Turkish sand flies using DNA barcodes (2019)
• Detection of Leishmania RNA virus 2 in Leishmania species from Turkey (2019)
• Fumigant toxicity of Satureja cuneifolia and Ziziphora clinopodioides essential oils on field collected sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotomie) (2018)
• Clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Turkey (2018)
• Phlebotomus halepensis (Diptera: Psychodidae) Vectorial Capacity in Afyon and Nigde Province, Turkey (2018)
• Immunotherapeutic effect of avirulan protozoan in breast cancer therapy (2018)
• The Comparison of Kinetoplastid DNA PCR and Parasitological Methods in the Diagnosis of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Using Clinical Samples of Suspected Patients in Turkey (2018)
• Surveillance and Control of Sandflies (2018)
• Harmonized clinical trial methodologies for localized cutaneous leishmaniasis and potential for extensive network with capacities for clinical evaluation (2018)
• Fumigant toxicity of Satureja cuneifolia and Ziziphora clinopodioides essential oils on field collected sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotomine) (2018)

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