INVESTIGADORES
NAVA Santiago
artículos
Título:
Ixodes inopinatus - Occurring also outside the Mediterranean region
Autor/es:
CHITIMIA-DOBLER, LIDIA; RIEß, RAMONA; KAHL, OLAF; WÖLFEL, SILKE; DOBLER, GERHARD; NAVA, SANTIAGO; ESTRADA-PEÑA, AGUSTIN
Revista:
Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
Editorial:
Elsevier GmbH
Referencias:
Año: 2018 vol. 9 p. 196 - 200
ISSN:
1877-959X
Resumen:
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.
