A one-health approach to surveillance of tick-borne pathogens across different host groups.

ABSTRACT: Tick-borne pathogens are increasingly impacting wildlife and human populations' health due to expanded vector ranges and the growing popularity of outdoor activities. This study aimed to survey the prevalence of tick-borne zoonotic (TBZ) microorganisms in a rural area, targeting different host groups involved in their circulation, namely wildlife, domestic animals, humans and questing ticks, addressing the risk associated to hunting and outdoor leisure activities in an alpine environment. The study was performed in an alpine district in Northwestern Italy. We collected 124 pools of questing ticks using dragging transects across 38 locations distributed in the district. In addition, we obtained 133 spleen samples from game ungulate species (wild boar, red deer, and chamois), 67 blood sample

SUBMITTER: Vada R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12492514 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature