EDUCATION
BSc 1972 Dept. of Zoology, University of Basel, Switzerland
PhD 1975 Dept. of Zoology and Dept. of Dermatology, Medical School, University of Basel, Switzerland
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
1975 Visiting Scientist. Dept. of Medical Entomology, Hebrew University, Jerusalem
1975-1980 Research Biologist. Dept. of Dermatology, Medical School, University of Basel
1978 Visiting Scientist. Pest Control Dept., Agricultural College of Teheran University
1980-1983 Research Biologist. Dept. of Parasitology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
1983-1985 Research Biologist. Dept. of Zoology, Hebrew Univ. Jerusalem
1985-present Research Fellow. Dept. of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, The Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem
2004-present Adjunct Professor of Parasitology at the Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey
2006-present Associated Professor of Parasitology, Turkey
2023-2024 Visiting Professor of Parasitology, TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Microbiology, Ankara, Turkey
TEACHING
1985-2000 Lecturer in the BSc or MSc course "Medical Entomology" for biology students in Hebrew University, Jerusalem
1995-2015 Lecturer in the course “Seminars in Molecular Microbiology” for biology students in Hebrew University, Jerusalem
1997-2015 Lecturer in the course “Seminars for Students in Medicine”, Institute of Microbiology, Hebrew University, Jerusalem
1997-present Lecturer in the course “Pharmacotherapy” in the School of Pharmacy, Hebrew University, Jerusalem
2006-2017 Senior lecturer for the course “Medical Parasitology” for the Hadassah Community College of Technology in Jerusalem
2006-present Lecturer for the courses “Veterinary Entomology” in the Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, Hebrew University, Rehovot
2011-2022 Lecturer in the course “Natural Substances in Pharmacy and Medicine“ (Prof. Arik Dahan) in the School of Pharmacy, Ben Gurion University, Beer Sheva
2013-present Lecturer for the course “Practical Exercises in Veterinary Entomology” in the Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, Hebrew University, Rehovot
2023-present Lecture for the course “Medical Entomology” in the TOBB University of Economic and Technology Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Microbiology, Ankara, Turkey
SPECIAL STUDIES
1965-1972 Tropical medicine and parasitology (Tropical Institute Basel)
1979 Allergy and clinical immunology (University Hospital Zurich)
1981-1982 Teaching methods for lecturers (University of Zurich)
1993 Biology of diseases vectors (Colorado State University)
1994 Advanced methods in medical and veterinary vector control (Imperial College and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine)
MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Entomological Society of America
Entomological Society of Israel
Israel Society for Parasitology, Protozoology and Tropical Diseases
Swiss Society for Dermatology and Venereology
International Society on Biotherapy
International Society of Phthiraptera
Society of Vector Ecology
AWARDS
The Wilhelm-Lutz Award (1983) by the Swiss Society of Dermatology and Venereology
Corresponding member of the Swiss Society of Dermatology and Venereology (2002)
Outstanding Teachers Award for the years 2003/2004 from the School of Medicine, Hebrew University, Jerusalem
The William S. Baer Award for outstanding service in the advancement of biotherapy (2010), conferred by the BioTherapeutics, Education & Research (BTER) Foundation
Honorary Member of the Entomological Society of Israel (2012)
Outstanding Teachers Award for the years 2012, 2013 (twice), 2015 (twice) and 2018 from the Faculty of Agriculture, Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem
Honorary Member of the World Hirudotherapy Organization (2019)
Recognition for Contribution to Traditional and Complementary Medicine: Hirudotherapy Society of Kazakhstan (2019)
The Fokas Fokas Award from the Hellenic Armed Forces / Association of Reserve Officers of New Athens for introducing Maggot Debridement Therapy to Greece (2022)
APPOINTMENTS
Secretary of the Israel Society for Parasitology (1990-1994)
Secretary of the Israel Society for Protozoology (1994-1995)
Secretary of the Israel Society for Parasitology, Protozoology and Tropical Diseases (2000-2008)
Executive Member of the Israel Society for Parasitology, Protozoology and Tropical Diseases (2008-present)
Member of the National Committee on Allergy and Clinical Immunology, section: Indoor allergies (1992-present)
Representative of the Israel Society for Parasitology, Protozoology and Tropical Diseases in the Federation of the Israeli Societies of Experimental Biology (1994-present)
Member of the committee on head lice and scabies of the Ministry of Health in Israel (1997-1998)
Member of the executive board of the International Society of Biotherapy (1996-1998)
President of the International Society of Biotherapy (1998-2010)
Past-President of the International Society of Biotherapy (2010-present)
Chair of the Organizing Committee of the Third International Conference on Biotherapy (1998) in Jerusalem, Fifth International Conference on Biotherapy (2000) in Wurzburg, Germany, and Sixth International Conference on Biotherapy (2002) in Sivas, Turkey; Member of the International Organizing Committee of the Seventh International Conference on Biotherapy (2007) in Seoul, Korea and of the Eighth International Conference on Biotherapy (2010), Los Angeles, USA.
Executive member of the Organizing Committee of the Fifth International Conference on Phthiraptera (2006) in Buenos Aires, Argentine and chair of the Scientific Program Committee.
Chair of the International Organizing Committee of the Fourth International Conference on Phthiraptera, Urgup, Cappadocia, Turkey (2010)
President of the International Society of Phthirapterists (2010-2014)
Past-president of the International Society of Phthirapterists (2014-present)
Member of the International Organizing Committee of the 10th. European Multicolloquium of Parasitology, Paris, France (2008)
Medical Advisory Consultant of the Rosacea Research & Development Institute (2008)
Associated Curator to the National Natural History Collections (Ixodoidea/Ticks)
President of the International Society of Biotherapy (2015-present)
Member of the Governing Board of the Entomological Society of Israel (2017-2023)
Member of the Parasitology Study Group, the Turkish Society of Microbiology (2022-present)
Member of the Executive Committee of the World Federation of Parasitologist (2022-present)
EDITORIAL ACTIVITIES
Academic Editor of the PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2006)
Member of the Editorial Panel of the International Journal of Pest Management (2006)
Member of the Consultation Board of the American-Eurasian Journal of Scientific Research (2006)
Member of the Consultation Board of the Turkish Journal of Hygiene and Experimental Biology (2006)
Member of the International Advisory Board of the Turkish Journal of Parasitology (2006)
Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology (2008)
Member of the Editorial Board of the journal ISRN Veterinary Science (2010)
Member of the Editorial Board of the journal Tropical Parasitology (2012)
Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal Tropical Diseases (2012)
Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal Tropical Diseases and Public Health (2013)
Editor on International Affairs of the Cumhuriyet Medical Journal (2014)
Member of the Editorial Board of the Middle Black Sea Journal of Health Science (2016)
Member of the Editorial Board of the Israel Journal of Entomology (2017-2023)
Member of the Editorial Board of the journal Pathogens (2022)
LANGUAGES
English, German, French, Italian, Hebrew, Greek and Turkish
REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS (OF MORE THAN 340 PUBLISHED, 27 OF THEM AS BOOKS OR CHAPTERS OF BOOKS)
Mumcuoglu, K.Y., K. Frish, B. Sarov, E. Manor, E. Gross, Z. Gat and R. Galun. 1993. Ecological studies on the brown dog tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus in Southern Israel and its relationship to spotted fever group rickettsiae. J. Med.Entomol. 30:114‑121.
Weiss, M., I. Glazer, K.Y. Mumcuoglu, Y. Elking & R. Galun. 1993. Infectivity of steinermatid and heterorhabditid nematodes for the human body louse Pediculus humanus humanus (Anoplura: Pediculidae). Fundam. appl. Nematol. 16: 489-493.
Mumcuoglu, K.Y., Y. Abed, B. Armenios, S. Shaheen, J. Jacobs, S. Bar‑Sela & E. Richter. 1994. Asthma in children of refugee camps in Gaza and its relationship with house dust mites. Ann. Allergy 72:163‑166.
Kivity, S., A. Solomon, R. Soferman, Y. Schwarz, K.Y. Mumcuoglu & M. Topilsky. 1993. Mite asthma in childhood: A study of the relationship between exposure to house dust mites and disease activity. J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. 91:844‑849.
Ben‑Yakir, D., K.Y. Mumcuoglu, O. Manor, J. Ochanda & R. Galun. 1994. Immunization of rabbits with a midgut extract of the human body louse (Pediculus humanus humanus); the effect of induced resistance on the louse population. Med. Vet. Entomol. 8:114‑118.
Mumcuoglu, K.Y., J. Hemingway, J. Miller, I. Ioffe-Uspensky, S. Klaus, F. Ben-Ishai & R. Galun. 1995. Permethrin resistance in the head louse Pediculus capitis from Israel. Med. Vet. Entomol. 9:427-432.
Mumcuoglu, K.Y., E. Rahamim, D. Ben-Yakir, J.O. Ochanda & R. Galun. 1995. Localization of immunogenic antigens on the midgut of the human body louse Pediculus humanus humanus (Anoplura: Pediculidae). J. Med. Entomol. 33:74-77.
Ochanda, J.O., K.Y. Mumcuoglu, D. Ben-Yakir, J.K. Okuru, V.O. Oduol & R. Galun. 1996. Characterization of body louse midgut proteins recognized by resistant hosts. Med. Vet. Entomol. 10:35-38.
Mumcuoglu, K.Y., D. Ben-Yakir, S. Gunzberg, J.O. Ochanda & R. Galun. 1996. Immunogenic proteins in the body and faecal material of the human body louse, Pediculus humanus humanus, and their homology to antigens of other lice species. Vet. Med. Entomol. 10:105-107.
Guberman, D., K.Y. Mumcuoglu, A. Keysari, I. Ioffe-Uspensky, J. Miller & R. Galun. 1996. Prevalence of spotted fever group rickettsiae in ticks from Southern Israel. J. Med. Entomol. 33:979-982.
Mumcuoglu, K.Y., R. Galun, Y. Kaminchik, A. Panet & A. Levanon. 1996. Anti-hemostatic activity in salivary glands of the human body louse, Pediculus humanus humanus (Anoplura: Pediculidae). J. Insect Physiol. 42: 1083-1087.
Mumcuoglu, K.Y., D. Ben-Yakir, J.O. Ochanda, J. Miller & R. Galun. 1997. Immunization of rabbits with faecal extract Pediculus humanus, the human louse: effects on louse development and reproduction. . Med. Vet. Entomol. 11: 315-318.
Mumcuoglu, K.Y., M. Lipo, I. Ioffe-Uspensky, J. Miller, I. Turkeltaub & R. Galun. 1997. Maggot therapy for the treatment of gangrene and osteomyelitis. Harefuah 132: 323-325.
Mumcuoglu, K.Y., A. Ingber, L. Gilead, J. Stessman, R. Friedman, H. Schulman, H. Bichucher, I. Ioffe-Uspensky, J. Miller, R. Galun & I. Raz. 1998. Maggot therapy for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers. Diabetes Care, 21:2030-2031.
Hemingway, J., J. Miller & K.Y. Mumcuoglu. 1999. Pyrethroid resistance mechanisms in the head louse Pediculus capitis from Israel: implications for control. Med. Vet. Entomol. 13: 89-96.
Mumcuoglu, K.Y., A. Ingber, L. Gilead, J. Stessman, R. Friedmann, H. Schulman, H. Bichucher, I. Ioffe-Uspensky, J. Miller, R. Galun & I. Raz. 1999. Maggot therapy for the treatment of intractable wounds. Intnl. J. Dermatol. 8: 623-627.
Mumcuoglu, K.Y., Z. Gat, T. Horowitz, J. Miller, R. Bar-Tana, A. Ben-Zvi & Y. Naparstek. 1999. Abundance of house dust mites in relation to climate in contrasting agricultural settlements in Israel. Med. Vet. Entomol. 13: 252-258.
Ochanda, J.O., E.A.C. Oduor, R. Galun, M.O. Imbuta & K.Y. Mumcuoglu. 2000. Partial purification of the aminopeptidase from the midgut of the human body louse, Pediculus humanus humanus. Physiol. Entomol. 25: 242-246.
Mumcuoglu, K.Y., I. Ioffe-Uspensky, S. Alkrinawi, B. Sarov, E. Manor & R. Galun. 2001. Prevalence of vectors of the spotted fever group rickettsiae and murine typhus in a Bedouin town in Israel. J. Med. Entomol. 38: 458-461.
Mumcuoglu, K.Y., J. Miller, M. Mumcuoglu, M. Friger & M. Tarshis. 2001. Destruction of bacteria in the digestive tract of the maggot of Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae). J. Med. Entomol. 38: 161-166.
Mumcuoglu, K.Y., M. Friger, I. Ioffe-Uspensky, F. Ben-Ishai & J. Miller. 2001. Louse comb versus direct visual examination for the diagnosis of head louse infestations. Pediatr. Dermatol. 18: 9-12.
Mumcuoglu, K.Y., I. Ioffe-Uspensky, S. Alkrinawi, B. Sarov, E. Manor & R. Galun. 2001. Prevalence of vectors of the spotted fever group rickettsiae and murine typhus in a Bedouin town in Israel. J. Med. Entomol. 38: 458-461.
Sherman, R. A., J. M-T Sherman, L. Gilead, M. Lipo & K.Y. Mumcuoglu. 2001. Maggot debridement therapy in outpatients. Arch. Phys. Med. Rehabil. 82: 1226-1229.
Leo, N.P., N.J.H Campbell, X. Yang, K.Y. Mumcuoglu & S.C. Barker. 2002. Evidence from mitochondrial DNA that the head lice and the body lice of humans (Phthiraptera: Pediculidae) are conspecific. J. Med. Entomol. 39: 662-666.
Akilov, O.E. & K.Y. Mumcuoglu. 2003. Association between human demodicosis and HLA class I. Clin. Exp. Dermatol. 28: 70-73.
Lee, S.H, J.-R. Gao, K.S. Yoon, K.Y. Mumcuoglu, D. Taplin, J.D. Edman, M. Takano-Lee & J.M. Clark. 2003. Sodium channel mutations associated with knockdown resistance in the human head louse, Pediculus capitis (De Geer). Pest. Biochem. Physiol. 75: 79-91.
Akilov, O.E. & K.Y. Mumcuoglu. 2004. Immune response in demodicosis. J. Eur. Acad. Dermatol. Venereol. 18: 440-444.
Mumcuoglu, K.Y, N. Galilli, A Reshef, P. Brauner & Hanita Grant. 2004. The use of human lice in forensic entomology. J. Med. Entomol. 41: 803-806.
Mumcuoglu, K.Y., S. Magdassi, J. Miller, F. Ben-Ishai, G. Zentner, V. Helbin, M. Friger, F. Kahana & A. Ingber. 2004. The in vivo repellency of a citronella formulation for the human head louse, Pediculus humanus capitis. Isr. Med. Assoc. J. 6: 756-759.
Mumcuoglu K.Y., C. Banet-Noach, M. Malkinson, U. Shalom & R. Galun. 2005. Argasid ticks as possible vectors of West Nile virus in Israel. Vector Borne Zoonot. Dis. 5: 65-71.
Mumcuoglu, K.Y. & O.E. Akilov. 2005. The Role of HLA A2 and CW2 in the pathogenesis of human demodicosis. Dermatology 210: 109-114.
Akilov, O.E., Y.S. Butov & K.Y. Mumcuoglu. 2005. A clinico-pathological approach to the classification of human demodicosis. JDDG 8: 607-614.
Mumcuoglu, K.Y., T. Meinking, C.N. Burkhart & C.G. Burkhart. 2006. Head louse infestation: the "no-nit" policy and its consequences. Intnt. J. Dermatol. 45: 891-896.
Huberman, L., N. Gollop, K.Y. Mumcuoglu, C. Blockc & R. Galun. 2007. Antibacterial properties of the whole body extracts and hemolymph of Lucilia sericata maggots. J. Wound Care 16: 123-127.
Huberman, L., N. Gollop, K.Y. Mumcuoglu, E. Breuer, S.R. Bhusare, Y. Shai & R. Galun. 2007. Antibacterial substances of low molecular weight isolated from Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Muscidae). Med. Vet. Entomol. 21: 127-131.
Mumcuoglu, K.Y., S.C. Barker, I.F. Burgess, C. Combescot-Lang, R.C. Dagleish, K.S. Larsen, J. Miller, R.J. Roberts & A. Taylan-Ozkan. 2007. International guidelines for effective control of head louse infestations. J. Drugs Dermatol. 6: 409-414.
Keysary, A., R. Massung, M. Inbar, A. Wallach, U. Shanas, K.Y. Mumcuoglu & T. Waner. 2007. First direct evidence of the prevalence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in Israel. EID 13: 1411-1412.
Mumcuoglu, K.Y., Carole Pidhorz, Rivka Cohen, Andre Ofek & Howard A. Lipton. 2007. The use of the medicinal leech, Hirudo medicinalis, in the reconstructive plastic surgery. The Internet Journal of Plastic Surgery. Vol. 4 Number 2.
Teplinsky, V., K.Y. Mumcuoglu, I. Babai, I. Dalal, R. Cohen & A. Tanay. 2008. House dust mites on skin, clothes and bedding of atopic dermatitis patients. Int. J. Dermatol. 47: 790-795.
Mumcuoglu, K.Y., J. Gabbay & G. Borkow. 2008. Copper oxide impregnated fabrics for the control of house dust mites. International Journal of Pest Management 54: 235-240.
Mumcuoglu, K.Y. & L. Gilead. 2008. Treatment of scabies infestations. Parasite 15: 248-251.
Braverman, Y., A. Chizov-Ginsburg, M. Friger & K.Y. Mumcuoglu. 2008. Nocturnal activity of Culicoides imicola Kieffer (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Israel. Russian Entomol. J. 17: 37-39.
Mumcuoglu, K.Y., M. Mumcuoglu, M. Danilevich & L. Gilead. 2008. Physician's knowledge in Israel on the biology and control of head lice (in Hebrew). Harefuah 147: 754-757.
Mumcuoglu, K.Y. 2008. The louse comb: past and present. Amer. Entomol. 54: 164-166.
Braverman, Y. & K.Y. Mumcuoglu. 2009. Newly emerged nulliparous Culicoides imicola Kieffer (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) with pigmented abdomen. Med. Vet. Entomol. 160: 356-358. DOI:10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.11.016.
Mumcuoglu, K.Y., L. Huberman, R. Cohen, V. Temper, A. Adler, R. Galun & C. Block. 2009. Elimination of symbiotic Aeromonas spp. from the intestinal tract of the medicinal leech, Hirudo medicinalis using ciprofloxacin feeding. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. DOI:10.1111/j.1469-0691.2009.02868.x,
Mumcuoglu, K.Y., L. Gilead & A. Ingber. 2009. New Insights in pediculosis and scabies. Exp. Rev. Dermatol. 4: 285-302.
Levin, M.L., L. Killmaster, G. Zemtsova, D. Grant, K.Y. Mumcuoglu, M.E. Eremeeva & G.A. Dasch. 2009. Incongruent effects of two isolates of Rickettsia conorii on the survival of Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks. Exp. Appl. Acarol. DOI:10.1007/s10493-009-9268-9
Morick M, G. Baneth, B. Avidor, MY Kosoy, KY Mumcuoglu, D. Mintz, O. Eyal, N. Shpigel & S. Harrus. 2010. Detection of Bartonella spp. in wild rodents in Israel using HRM real-time PCR. Vet. Microbiol. Vet Microbiol. 2009; 139: 293-297.
Mumcuoglu, K.Y. & O.E. Akilov. 2010. The role of Demodex mites in the pathogenesis of rosacea and blepharitis and their control. J. Rosacea Res. Dev. Inst. 1: 47-54.
Harrus S, Perlman-Avrahami A, Mumcuoglu KY, Morick D, Baneth G. Molecular detection of Rickettsia massiliae, Rickettsia sibirica mongolitimonae and Rickettsia conorii israelensis in ticks from Israel. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2010. Epub ahead of print. DOI. 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2010.03224.x
Mumcuoglu, K.Y., M. Danilevich, O Zelig, H. Grinbaum, M. Friger & T.L. Meinking. 2010. The effect of blood group and blood handling on feeding success, longevity and egg production of the body louse, Pediculus humanus humanus. Med. Vet. Entomol. (in press).
Harrus S, Perlman-Avrahami A, Mumcuoglu KY, Morick D, Baneth G. 2010. Molecular detection of Ehrlichia canis, Anaplasma bovis, Anaplasma platys, Candidatus Midichloria mitochondrii and Babesia canis vogeli in ticks from Israel. Eur. Soc. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2010.03316.x.
Yeruham, I., M. Van Ham, Y. Stram, O. Friedgut, H. Yadin, K.Y. Mumcuoglu & Y. Braverman.2010. Epidemiological investigation of bovine ephemeral fever outbreaks in Israel. Vet. Med. Intern. Vol. 2010 (2010), Article ID 290541, 5 pages. doi:10.4061/2010/290541.
Zemtsova, G., L. F. Killmaster, K. Y. Mumcuoglu & M. L. Levin. 2010. Co-feeding as a route for transmission of Rickettsia conorii israelensis between Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks. Exp Appl Acarol, DOI 10.1007/s10493-010-9375-7.
Mumcuoglu, KY. & Y. Braverman. 2010. Parasitic and phoretic mites of Diptera in Israel and the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt. Isr. J. Entomol. 40: 195-203.
Mumcuoglu, K.Y. & U. Shalom. 2011. Questionnaire survey of common bed bug (Cimex lectularius) infestations in Israel. Isr. J. Entomol. 40: 1-10.
Mumcuoglu, K.Y. & E. Ron. 2011. Nasal myiasis due to Oestrus ovis larvae in Israel. Israel Med. Assoc. J. 13: 379-380.
Levi, A, K.Y. Mumcuoglu, A. Ingber & C.D. Enk. 2011. Assessment of Sarcoptes scabiei viability in vivo by Reflectance Confocal Microscopy. Lasers Med. Sci. DOI 10.1007/s10103-011-0894-1.
Mumcuoglu, K.Y. 2011. Mankind and the louse – An historical overview. In: Mumcuoglu, K.Y. (ed.) 2011. Current head lice treatment: Dimeticone – effective and safe. Fourth International Conference on Phthiraptera, Urgup, Turkey, June 13-18, 2010. Satellite Symposium. Rasch Verlag, Bramsche, pp. 11-16.
Keysary, A., Eremeeva, M., Leitner, M., Beth Din, A., Wikswo, M., Mumcuoglu, K.Y., Inbar, M., Wallach, A., Shanas, U., King, R., Waner, T. 2011. Spotted fever group rickettsiae in ticks collected from wild animals in Israel. Amer. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 85: 919-923.
Braverman, Y., U. Marchaim, L. Glatman, V. Drabkin, A. Chizov-Ginzburg, K. Y. Mumcuoglu & A. Gelma. 2011. Bioconversion of poultry and fish waste by Lucilia sericata and Sarcophaga carnaria larvae. Asian J. Water Environ. Pollut. 8: 69-75.
Mumcuoglu, K.Y. 2012. Mortality of Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) eggs caused by the floor beetle (Tribolium castaneum). Open J. Vet. Med. 2: 9-12.
Gilead, L., K.Y. Mumcuoglu & A. Ingber. 2012. The use of maggot debridement therapy in the treatment of chronic wounds in hospitalised and ambulatory patients. J. Wound Care 21: 78-85.
Levin ML, Studer E, Killmaster L, Zemtsova G, Mumcuoglu KY. 2012. Crossbreeding between different geographical populations of the brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Acari: Ixodidae). Exp Appl Acarol. 2012 Apr 21.
Lalzar, I., S. Harrus, K.Y. Mumcuoglu, & Y. Gottlieb. 2012. Composition and seasonal variation of Rhipicephalus turanicus and Rhipicephalus sanguineus bacterial communities. Appl. Environm. Microbiol. 78:4110-4116.
Levi, A., K. Y. Mumcuoglu, A. Ingber and C. D. Enk. 2012. Detection of living Sarcoptes scabiei larvae by reflectance mode confocal microscopy in the skin of a patient with crusted scabies. J. Biomed. Optics 17, Issue 6.
Barker, S., I. Burgess, T.L. Meinking & K.Y. Mumcuoglu. 2012. International guidelines for clinical trials with pediculicides. Intnl. J. Dermatol. 51: 853-858.
Mumcuoglu, K.Y., E. Davidson, A. Avidan & L. Gilead. 2012. Pain related to maggot debridement therapy. J. Wound Care 21: 400-405.
Braverman, Y., A. Frish, M. Reis & K.Y. Mumcuoglu. 2012. Host preference of Culicoides spp. from Israel based on sensory organs and morphometry (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). Entomol. Gener. 34; 97 – 110.
Lindh, J. & K.Y. Mumcuoglu. 2012. Molecular analysis of pyrethroid resistance in Pediculus humanus capitis from Israel. Trends Entomol. 8: 37-41.
Kamani J, G. Baneth, KY Mumcuoglu, NE Waziri, O Eyal, Y Guthmann, S Harrus. 2013. Molecular detection and characterization of tick-borne pathogens in dogs and ticks from Nigeria. PLoS NTDs (http://www.plosntds.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pntd.0002108).
Kleinerman G, Baneth G,. Mumcuoglu KY, van Straten M, Berlin D, Apanaskevich DA, Abdeen Z, Nasereddin A, Harrus S. 2013. Molecular detection of Rickettsia africae, Rickettsia aeschlimannii and Rickettsia sibirica mongolitimonae in camels and Hyalomma spp. ticks from Israel. Vector-borne Zoonotic Dis. 13: 1-6. DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2013.1330
Kamani, J, Morick D, Mumcuoglu KY, Harrus S. 2013. Prevalence and diversity of Bartonella species in commensal rodents and ectoparasites from Nigeria, West Africa. PLoS Neg Trop Dis 7 (5): e2246. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0002246.
Sherman, R.A., K.Y. Mumcuoglu, M. Grasberger & T.I. Tantawi. 2013. Maggot Therapy. In: Grassberger, M., R.A. Sherman, O. Gileva, C.M.H. Kim & K. Y. Mumcuoglu (Eds). Biotherapy - History, Principles and Practice: A Practical Guide to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Disease using Living Organisms. Springer Pub., Heidelberg, pp. 5-29.
Gileva, O.S. & K.Y. Mumcuoglu. 2013. Hirudotherapy. In: Grassberger, M., R.A. Sherman, O. Gileva, C.M.H. Kim & K. Y. Mumcuoglu (Eds). 2013. Biotherapy - History, Principles and Practice: A Practical Guide to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Disease using Living Organisms. Springer Pub., Heidelberg, pp. 31-76.
Mumcuoglu, K.Y. 2013. The vectorial capacity of human lice: Pediculus humanus and Pthirus pubis. Ankara Üniv. Vet. Fak. Derg., 60, 269-273.
Salant, H., Mumcuoglu, K.Y., Baneth, G. 2013. Ectoparasites in urban stray cats in Jerusalem, Israel: differences in infestation patterns of fleas, ticks and permanent ectoparasites. Med. Vet. Entomol., doi: 10.1111/mve.12032.
Friedemann, G., Izhaki, I., Leshem, L. & K.Y. Mumcuoglu. 2013. Alternative nest-building behavior of the Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus) and the Short-toed Eagle (Circaetus gallicus) in the Judean Foothills, and the parasitic and non-parasitic arthropod fauna in their nests. Isr. J. Entomol. 43: 11-19.
Mumcuoglu, K.Y. 2014. Recommendations for the use of leeches in reconstructive plastic surgery. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Vol. 2014, Article ID 205929, 7 pages,
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Waner, T., Keysary, A., Eremeeva, M.A., Beth Din, A., Mumcuoglu, K.Y., King, R. & Y. Atiya-Nasagi. 2014. Rickettsia africae and Candidatus Rickettsia barbariae in ticks in Israel. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg., 90: 920–922. doi:10.4269/ajtmh.13-0697
Kamani J, Baneth G, Apanaskevich DA, Mumcuoglu KY, Harrus S. 2014. Molecular detection of Rickettsia aeschlimannii in Hyalomma spp. ticks from camels (Camelus dromedarius) in Nigeria, West Africa. Vet. Med. Entomol. (in press).
Gutiérrez, R, L. Cohen, D. Morick, K.Y. Mumcuoglu, S. Harrus & Y. Gottlieb. 2014. Identification of different Bartonella species in the cattle tail louse (Haematopinus quadripertusus) and in cattle blood. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 80(17): 5477-5481. DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01409-14.
Kamani J, Baneth G, Mitchell M, Mumcuoglu KY, Gutiérrez R, Harrus S. 2014. Bartonella species in bats (Chiroptera) and bat flies (Nycteribiidae) from Nigeria, West Africa. Vector-Borne Zoon. Dis. 14: 625-632.
Nasereddin A, A. Risheq, S. Harrus, K. Azmi, S. Ereqat, G. Baneth, H. Salant, K.Y. Mumcuoglu & Z. Abdeen. 2014. Bartonella species in fleas from Palestinian territories: Prevalence and genetic diversity. Journal of Vector Ecology 39 (2): 261-270.
Sofer S, Gutiérrez R, Morick D, Mumcuoglu KY, Harrus S. 2015. Molecular detection of zoonotic Bartonella (B. henselae, B. elizabethae and B. rochalimae) in fleas collected from dogs in Israel. Med. Vet. Entomol. Med. Vet. Entomol. doi:10.1111/mve.12116.
Kamani J, Baneth G, Apanaskevich DA, Mumcuoglu KY, Harrus S. 2015. Molecular detection of Rickettsia aeschlimannii in Hyalomma spp. ticks from camels (Camelus dromedarius) in Nigeria, West Africa. Med. Vet. Entomol. doi: 10.1111/mve.12094.
Mumcuoglu, K.Y. 2015. The near future of head louse control. Cumhuriyet Med. J. 37: 1-3.
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Lachish T, Marhoom E, Mumcuoglu KY, Tandlich M, Schwartz E. 2015. Myiasis in travelers. J. Travel Med. doi: 10.1111/jtm.12203.
Drali, R, Mumcuoglu KY, Yesilyurt G, Raoult D. 2015. Studies on ancient lice reveal unsuspected past migrations of vectors. Amer. Soc. Trop. Med. Hyg. Doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.14-0552.
Palenchar DJ, Gellatly KJ, Yoon KS, Mumcuoglu KY, Shalom U, Clark JM. 2015. Quantitative sequencing for the determination of kdr-type resistance allele (V419L, L925I, I936F) frequencies in common bed bug (Hemiptera: Cimicidae) populations collected from Israel. J. Med. Entomol. 52: 1018-27. doi: 10.1093/jme/tjv103.
Combescot-Lang C, Vander Stichele RH, Toubate B, Veirron E, Mumcuoglu KY. 2015. Ex vivo effectiveness of French over-the-counter products against head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis De Geer, 1778). Parasitol. Res. 114: 1779-92. doi: 10.1007/s00436-015-4363-9.
Ereqat S, Nasereddin A, Al-Jawabreh A, Azmi K, Harrus S, Mumcuoglu K, Apanaskevich D, Abdeen Z. 2016. Molecular detection and identification of Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiae in ticks collected from the West Bank, Palestinian Territories. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 10(1): e0004348. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0004348.
Amanzougaghene, N., K. Y. Mumcuoglu, F. Fenollar1, S. Alfi, G. Yesilyurt, D. Raoult & O. Mediannikov. 2017. High ancient genetic diversity of human lice, Pediculus humanus, from Israel reveals new insights into the origin of Clade B lice. PLoS One. 2016 Oct 14;11(10):e0164659. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0164659.
Zeytun E, Tilki E, Doğan S, Mumcuoğlu KY. 2017. The effect of skin moisture, pH, and temperature on the density of Demodex folliculorum and Demodex brevis (Acari: Demodicidae) in students and staff of the Erzincan University, Turkey. Int J Dermatol. 2017 Mar 30. doi: 10.1111/ijd.13600.
Rose J, Nachum-Biala Y, Mumcuoglu KY, Alkhamis MA, Ben-Nun A, Lensky I, Klement E, Nasereddin A, Abdeen ZA, Harrus S. 2017. Genetic characterization of spotted fever group rickettsiae in questing ixodid ticks collected in Israel and environmental risk factors for their infection. Parasitology 23: 1-14. doi: 10.1017/S0031182017000336.
Sands F, Apanaskevich D, Matthee S, Horak I, Harrison A, Karim S, Mohammad M, Mumcuoglu KY, Rajakaruna R, Santos-Silva M, Kamani J. 2017. Effects of tectonics and large scale climatic changes on the evolutionary history of Hyalomma ticks. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 114: 153-165. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2017.06.002.
Azagi T, Klement E, Perlman G, Lustig Y, Mumcuoglu KY, Apanaskevich DA, Gottlieb Y. 2017. Francisella-like endosymbionts and Rickettsia species in local and imported Hyalomma ticks. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2017 Aug 31; 83(18). pii: e01302-17. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01302-17.
Kamani J, Baneth G, Gutiérrez R, Nachum-Biala Y, Mumcuoglu KY, Harrus S. 2017. Coxiella burnetii and Rickettsia conorii: Two zoonotic pathogens in peridomestic rodents and their ectoparasites in Nigeria. Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2017 Oct 12. pii: S1877-959X(17)30242-X. doi: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2017.10.004.
Mumcuoglu KY, Alfi S, Friger M, Aronson E, Stein-Zamir C. 2018. Head lice (Phthiraptera: Pediculidae: Pediculus humanus capitis) infestations in children and adults in Israel. Isr. J. Entomol. 48 (1); 21–31.
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Mumcuoglu KY, Leibovici V, Reuveni I, Bonne O. 2018. Delusional parasitosis: Diagnosis and treatment. IMAJ 20: 456-460.
Karasartova D, Gureser AS, Gokce T, Celebi B, Yapar D, Keskin A, et al. (2018) Bacterial and protozoal pathogens found in ticks collected from humans in Corum province of Turkey. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 12(4): e0006395.
Kamani J, Harrus S, Nachum-Biala Y, Salant H, Mumcuoglu KY, Baneth G. 2018. Pathogenic and endosymbiont apicomplexans in Ctenocephalides felis (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae) from cats in Jerusalem, Israel. Comp. Immunol. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 57: 29-33.
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Kamani J, Harrus S, Nachum-Biala Y, Gutiérrez R, Mumcuoglu KY, Baneth G. 2018. Prevalence of Hepatozoon and Sarcocystis spp. in rodents and their ectoparasites in Nigeria. Acta Tropica 187: 124-128.
Tirosh-Levy S, Gottlieb Y, Apanaskevich DA, Mumcuoglu KY, Steinman A. 2018. Species distribution and seasonal dynamics of equine tick infestation in two Mediterranean climate niches in Israel. Parasites and Vectors 11:546.
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Braverman Y, Chizov-Ginzburg A, Eldor H, Mumcuoglu KY. 2018. Overview and features of larval developmental sites of biting midges species associated with livestock in Israel with implications to their control. Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports 14 (2018) 204–211.
Kaya OA, Akkucuk S, Ilhan G, Guneri CO, Mumcuoglu K. 2019.The importance of Demodex mites (Acari: Demodicidae) in patients with sickle cell anemia. J. Med. Entomol. 56(3): 599-602. doi: 10.1093/jme/tjy225.
Gazi U, Gureser AS, Oztekin A, Karasartova D, Kosar-Acar N, Derici MK, Artuz F, Mumcuoglu KY, Taylan-Ozkan A. 2019. Skin-homing T-cell responses associated with Demodex infestation and rosacea. Parasite Immunol. 24:e12658. doi: 10.1111/pim.12658.
Şenel E, Taylan Özkan A, Mumcuoglu KY. 2019. Scientometric analysis of medicinal leech therapy. J Ayurveda Integr Med. 2019 Jul 6. pii: S0975-9476(18)30349-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jaim.2018.11.006.
Usluca S, Celebi B, Karasartova D, Gureser AM, Matur F, Oktem MA, Sozen M, Karatas A, Babur C, Mumcuoglu KY, Taylan Ozkan A. 2019. Molecular survey of Babesia microti (Aconoidasida: Piroplasmida) in wild rodents in Turkey. J. Med. Entomol. X X(X), 2019, 1–5, doi: 10.1093/jme/tjz084.
Gazi U, Taylan-Ozkan A, Mumcuoglu KY. Immune mechanisms in human and canine demodicosis: A review. Parasite Immunol. 2019 Sep 26:e12673. doi: 10.1111/pim.12673.
Mumcuoglu KY, Sukenik N, Bar-Oz G. 2020. Polyplax brachyrrhyncha (Anoplura: Polyplacidae) and Rhipicephalus turanicus (Ixodidae: Rhipicephalinae) in an ancient louse comb. J. Med. Entomol. 2020;tjaa007. doi:10.1093/jme/tjaa007.
Tirosh-Levy S, Steinman A, Einhorn A, Apanaskevich DA, Mumcuoglu KY, Gottlieb Y. 2020. Potential tick vectors for Theileria equi in Israel. Med. Vet. Entomol. doi: 10.1111/mve.12435.
Bakkes DK, Chitimia-Dobler L, Matloa D, Oosthuysen M, Mumcuoglu KY, Mans BJ, Matthee CA. 2020. Integrative taxonomy and species delimitation of Rhipicephalus turanicus (Acari: Ixodida: Ixodidae). Int. J. Parasitol. 50(8): 577-594. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2020.04.005.
Akveran GA, Karasartova D, Keskin A, Comba A, Celebi B, Mumcuoglu KY, Taylan-Ozkan A. 2020. Bacterial and protozoan agents found in Hyalomma aegyptium (L., 1758) (Ixodida: Ixodidae) collected from Testudo graeca L., 1758 (Reptilia: Testudines) in Corum Province of Turkey. Ticks Tick-borne Dis. 2020 May 1:101458. doi: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2020.101458.
Mumcuoglu KY, Pollack RJ, Reed DL, Barker SC, Gordon S, Toloza AC, Picollo MI, Taylan-Ozkan A, Chosidow O, Habedank B, Ibarra J, Meinking TL, Vander Stichele RH. 2021. International recommendations for an effective control of head louse infestations. Int J Dermatol. 60(3):272-280. doi: 10.1111/ijd.15096. DOI: 10.1111/ijd.15096
Gazi U, Taylan-Ozkan A, Mumcuoglu KY. 2021. The effect of Lucilia sericata excretion/secretion (ES) products on cellular responses in wound healing. Med Vet Entomol. 35: 257–266. doi: 10.1111/mve.12497.
Stekolnikov AA, Mumcuoglu KY. 2021. Contribution to the taxonomy of human-infesting chiggers (Acariformes: Trombiculidae) in Europe. Syst. Appl. Acarol. 26(9): 1636–1652.
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Mumcuoglu KY, Arslan-Akveran G, Aydogdu S, Karasartova D, Kosar N, Gureser AS, Shacham B, Taylan-Ozkan A. 2021. Pathogens in ticks collected in Israel: I. Bacteria and protozoa in Hyalomma aegyptium and Hyalomma dromedarii collected from tortoises and camels. Ticks Tick-borne Dis. 13(1); 2022, 101866.
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Gazi U, Taylan-Ozkan A, Mumcuoglu KY. 2022. Immune mechanisms in human Sarcoptes scabiei (Acari: Sarcoptidae) infestations. Parasite Immunol. 2022;44:e12900.
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Mumcuoglu KY, Estrada-Peña A, Tarragona EL, Sebastian PS, Guglielmone AA, Nava S. 2022. Reestablishment of Rhipicephalus secundus Feldman-Muhsam, 1952 (Acari: Ixodidae). Ticks Tick-borne Dis. 2022 Jan 6:101897.
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Stekolnikov AA, Mumcuoglu KY. 2022. Chigger mites (Acariformes: Trombiculidae) of Israel. Int. J. Acarol. 48 (3): 266-274.
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Mumcuoglu KY, Hoffman T, Schwartz E. 2022. Head louse infestations before and during the COVID-19 epidemic in Israel. Acta Trop. 2022 May 22:106503.
Mumcuoglu KY, Arslan-Akveran G, Aydogdu S, Karasartova D, Koşar A, Savci U, Keskin A, Taylan-Ozkan A. 2022. Pathogens in ticks collected in Israel: II. Bacteria and protozoa found in Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato and Rhipicephalus turanicus. Ticks Tick-borne Dis. 2022 Jun 15:101986.
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Mumcuoglu KY, Hoffman T, Schwartz E. 2023. Scabicide sales before and during the COVID-19 epidemic in Israel. New Microbe and New Infect 2023;51:101074.
Mumcuoğlu KY, Şenel E, Taylan Özkan A. 2023. Scientometric evaluation of the itch mite, Sarcoptes scabiei (Acari: Sarcoptidae): The last four decades of global academic output on scabies. Türkiye Parazitol Derg. 47(3): 171-178, DOI: 10.4274/tpd.galenos.2023.51423.
Sensoz S, Bilgener E, Mumcuoglu KY, Taylan Ozkan A. 2024. Pediculicide regulations and usage trends in Turkey in 2015-2022. Int J Dermatol. 63: 359–367, doi: 10.1111/ijd.17001.
Anderson CC, Apanaskevich MA, Mumcuoglu KY, Apanaskevich DA. 2024. Redescription of adults and first description of the larva of Haemaphysalis (Rhipistoma) adleri Feldman-Muhsam, 1951 (Acari: Ixodidae), parasite of carnivorans in Western Asia. Syst Parasitol. 101,36.
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Uzun S, Durdu M, Yürekli A, Mülayim MK, Akyol M, Velipaşaoğlu S, Harman M, Taylan- Özkan A, Şavk E, Demir-Dora D, Dönmez D, Gazi U, Aktaş H, Aktürk AS, Demir G, Göktay F, Gürel MS, Gürok NG, Karadağ AS, Küçük OS, Turan C, Ozden MG, Ural ZK, Zorbozan O, Mumcuoğlu KY. 2024. Clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of scabies. Int. J. Dermatol.
LinkBaneth G, Nachum-Biala Y, Dvorkin A, Arogeti I, Amiel S, Soueid Y, Shwartz D, Mumcuoglu KY, Salant H. 2024. Description of Babesia galileei sp. nov. a piroplasmid species causing severe disease in domestic cats. Parasites Vectors 17, 297.
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Karasartova D, Arslan-Akveran G, Sensoz S, Mumcuoglu KY, Taylan-Ozkan A. 2025. Hirudo verbana microbiota dynamics: A key factor in hirudotherapy-related infections? Microorganisms 13, 918.
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Gazi U, Colak B, Tosun O, Sahin M, Uslu U, Mumcuoglu KY, Taylan-Ozkan A. 2025. Cutaneous immune cell levels in patients with hard-to-heal wounds after maggot therapy and surgical debridement therapy. J Wound Care, 34(6): 424-432.
House N, Miro-Herrans A, Allen J, Ashfaq M, Boyd B, Braig H, Mediannikov O, Mumcuoglu K, Perotti A, Ramirez-Rozzi F, Raoult D, Rozsa L, Stefka J, Toloza A, Wirdemark N, Reed D. 2023. Genome-wide analysis of the human head louse (Pediculus humanus capitis) reveals geographically structured genetic populations. Authorea (preprint). doi:10.22541/au.168061521.18272910/v1.
Gonçalves-Oliveira J, Salant H, Nachum-Biala Y, Antonovskaia A, Mumcuoglu KY, Baneth G, Harrus S. 2025. Molecular evidence of zoonotic bacterial pathogens in hard ticks collected from stray cats in the Jerusalem district, Israel, Acta Trop. 273, 107961, doi:10.1016/j.actatropica.2025.107961.
Mumcuoglu, KY, Keskin A, Mans BJ, Dantas-Torres, F. 2025. Ticks of the Middle East: Taxonomy, Biology, Ecology, Medical and Veterinary Significance. Academic Press, London, UK, pp. 382.
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