Hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) associated with birds in Europe: Review of literature data.

ABSTRACT: Hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) are considered the most important transmitters of pathogens in the temperate zone that covers most of Europe. In the era of climate change tick-borne diseases are predicted to undergo geographical range expansion toward the north through regions that are connected to southern areas of the continent by bird migration. This alone would justify the importance of synthesized knowledge on the association of tick species with avian hosts, yet birds also represent the most taxonomically and ecologically diverse part of urban vertebrate fauna. Birds frequently occur in gardens and near animal keeping facilities, thus playing a significant role in the dispersal of ticks and tick-borne pathogens in synanthropic environments. The primary aim of this review is to provide a

SUBMITTER: Keve G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9453168 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature