Ixodes inopinatus - Occurring also outside the Mediterranean region

作者：Chitimia Dobler Lidia^*; Riess Ramona; Kahl Olaf; Woelfel Silke; Dobler Gerhard; Nava Santiago; Estrada Pena Agustin

来源：Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases, 2018, 9(2): 196-200.

DOI：10.1016/j.ttbdis.2017.09.004

• Ixodes inopinatus
• Germany
• Austria
• Romania
• Rickettsia

We report the presence of Ixodes inopinatus and its sympatric occurrence with Ixodes ricinus in southeastern Germany, western Austria, and Romania. The identification of I. inopinatus was based on morphological and molecular 16S rRNA and 12S rRNA gene features. We also report the finding of Rickettsia monacensis and Rickettsia helvetica in I. inopinatus collected from a fox and a sheep in Romania. Although the vector competence of I. inopinatus for these pathogens remains to be proven, there is evidence of transstadial persistence, an important prerequisite for acting as a vector.

• 出版日期2018-2