Spectrum of Ixodidae Ticks Attacking Humans in Novosibirsk Province, Russian Siberia, and Their Association with Tick-Borne Bacterial Agents.

ABSTRACT: The spectrum of ixodid ticks that bite humans in Western Siberia has significantly changed over the past two decades. In this study, we determined tick species attacking people in the vicinity of Novosibirsk and the range of bacterial agents they were infected with. This study included 301 ticks taken from people and 46% were Ixodes pavlovskyi, followed by Ixodes persulcatus (19.6%), I. persulcatus/I. pavlovskyi interspecies hybrids (19.6%), Dermacentor reticulatus (12.8%), and single Dermacentor marginatus and Dermacentor nuttalli/Dermacentor silvarum. Human DNA was determined in ticks, first demonstrating that all Ixodes spp., including hybrids, can effectively feed on humans. The DNA of Borrelia spp., Rickettsia

SUBMITTER: Rar V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12030029 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature