Bullová Eva, Lukán Martin, Stanko Michal, Petko Branislav
Parasitological Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Hlinkova 3, 04001 Kosice, Slovak Republic.
Vet Parasitol. 2009 Nov 12;165(3-4):357-60. doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2009.07.023. Epub 2009 Jul 23.
A new field survey monitoring the spatial distribution of Dermacentor (D.) reticulatus (Fabricius, 1794) tick in Slovakia was carried out in 2005-2008 in order to record changes in its distribution when compared to former studies. Last surveys on the geographical distribution were conducted in 1950s and 1970s and the presence of D. reticulatus was determined along the rivers in the south-east (Latorica) as well as in the south-west (Morava, Dunaj) Slovakia. In the present survey new areas with D. reticulatus occurrence were detected, providing evidence that this tick species has extended its range in the surroundings of its former habitats but also by at least 200 km further North and by 300 m of elevation into higher altitudes. D. reticulatus is known to transmit Babesia spp. causing babesiosis in cattle and dogs. Expansion of D. reticulatus range is therefore likely to bring a spread of babesiosis, which can be severe or fatal especially for dogs.
2005年至2008年，在斯洛伐克开展了一项新的实地调查，以监测网纹革蜱（Dermacentor (D.) reticulatus， Fabricius，1794）的空间分布，目的是记录其分布与以往研究相比的变化。上一次关于地理分布的调查在20世纪50年代和70年代进行，当时确定斯洛伐克东南部（拉托里察河）以及西南部（摩拉瓦河、多瑙河）的河流沿岸存在网纹革蜱。在本次调查中，发现了有网纹革蜱出现的新区域，这证明该蜱种不仅在其以前栖息地周围扩大了分布范围，而且向北至少扩展了200公里，并向海拔更高的地区扩展了300米。已知网纹革蜱会传播巴贝斯虫属病原体，可导致牛和犬患巴贝斯虫病。因此，网纹革蜱分布范围的扩大可能会导致巴贝斯虫病的传播，该病对犬类尤其可能造成严重或致命后果。
