[Parasitic horse ticks in Italy. Observations on their distribution and pathogenic role]

Parassitologia. 1994 Dec;36(3):273-9.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

The following 13 species of ticks, belonging to Ixodidae family, were recorded in Italy on horse (Equus caballus) since 1931: Ixodes ricinus, I. gibbosus, Haemaphysalis inermis, H. parva, H. punctata, H. sulcata, Dermacentor marginatus, Rhipicephalus sanguineus, Rh. bursa, Rh. turanicus, Hyalomma marginatum, Hy. detritum, Boophilus annulatus. The regional distribution and the role of the species in the transmission of pathogens are reported.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Arachnid Vectors*
  • Babesia
  • Horse Diseases / epidemiology
  • Horse Diseases / transmission*
  • Horses / parasitology*
  • Italy / epidemiology
  • Rickettsiaceae
  • Tick Infestations / epidemiology
  • Tick Infestations / parasitology
  • Tick Infestations / veterinary*
  • Ticks*