Zeitschriftenaufsatz | 2020 Open Access

Zoonotic Pathogens in Ticks from Migratory Birds, Italy

Autor:in

Battisti, Elena; Urach, Katharina; Hodzic, Adnan; Fusani, Leonida; Hufnagl, Peter; Felsberger, Gerit; Ferroglio, Ezio; Duscher, Georg Gerhard

Publikationen als Autor:in / Herausgeber:in der Vetmeduni

Fusani, Leonida

Journal

Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID)

Abstrakt

Migratory birds can transport infected ticks across continents. We evaluated pathogens in ticks collected from migratory birds in Italy. We found DNA from Rickettsia aeschlimannii, R. africae, and R. raoultii bacteria, all of which can cause disease in humans. Bird migrations might facilitate the spread of these pathogens into new areas.

Schlagwörter

HEMORRHAGIC-FEVER VIRUS; RICKETTSIA-AESCHLIMANNII INFECTION; HYALOMMA-MARGINATUM; AFRICAE

Dokumententyp

Originalarbeit

CC Lizenz

CCBY

Open Access Type

Gold

ISSN/eISSN

1080-6040 - 1080-6059

DOI

10.3201/eid2612.181686