Molting incidents of Hyalomma spp. carrying human pathogens in Germany under different weather conditions.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hyalomma marginatum and H. rufipes are two-host tick species, which are mainly distributed in southern Europe, Africa to central Asia but may also be found in Central and Northern Europe through introduction by migratory birds.

Methods

Ticks were collected while feeding or crawling on animals and humans, or from the environment, in different regions in Germany, between 2019 and 2021 in a citizen science study and from 2022 to 2023 in the wake of this study.

Results

From 2019 to 2023, a total of 212 Hyalomma adult ticks were detected in Germany. This included 132 H. marginatum and 43 H. rufipes ticks sent to research institutions and 37 photographic records that were only identified to genus level. The number of detected ticks varied over the years, with the

SUBMITTER: Chitimia-Dobler L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10877930 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature