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Bulent Alten

Researcher at Hacettepe University

Publications -  117
Citations -  3029

Bulent Alten is an academic researcher from Hacettepe University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Phlebotomus & Population. The author has an hindex of 30, co-authored 112 publications receiving 2518 citations. Previous affiliations of Bulent Alten include Institut de recherche pour le développement.

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Cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania infantum transmitted by Phlebotomus tobbi.

TL;DR: Transmission of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) caused by Leishmania infantum was studied in South Anatolia, Turkey and it is suggested that the transmission cycle could be anthroponotic.
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Sandfly-borne phleboviruses of Eurasia and Africa: epidemiology, genetic diversity, geographic range, control measures.

TL;DR: Information is examined as a comprehensive review of sandfly-borne phlebovirus infections of travelers and of soldiers stationed in endemic areas to discuss the need to conduct studies aimed at developing new antiviral drugs and vaccines.
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Comparative demography of the sand fly Phlebotomus papatasi (Diptera: Psychodidae) at constant temperatures.

TL;DR: The result showed that extreme temperatures negatively affect the fecundity of this species, and the cohort reared at 28° C exhibited the highest intrinsic rates of population increase (rm) for P. papatasi.
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Distribution and altitudinal structuring of phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in southern Anatolia, Turkey: their relation to human cutaneous leishmaniasis

TL;DR: Out of the sixteen species identified, two belonged to the genus Sergentomyia: S. dentata and S. theodori and the proven vector P. sergenti is a widely distributed species throughout southern Anatolia and this species, together with its closely related species P. similis, shows sympatry in Konya Province.