Sándor Attila D, Dumitrache Mirabela O, D'Amico Gianluca, Kiss Botond J, Mihalca Andrei D
University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases, Calea Mănăştur 3-5, Cluj-Napoca 400372, Romania.
University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases, Calea Mănăştur 3-5, Cluj-Napoca 400372, Romania.
Vet Parasitol. 2014 Aug 29;204(3-4):430-2. doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2014.05.005. Epub 2014 May 16.
Changes in the distribution of tick species are among the major causes for the increase in prevalence of zoonotic diseases worldwide, with tick-borne diseases' prevalence showing an emerging pattern. One of these ticks, Rhipicephalus rossicus, which is reported occasionally from humans, seems to be particularly interesting because of its demonstrated vectorial role for zoonotic pathogens like Francisella tularensis, Coxiella burnetii, or CCHF and West Nile viruses. Here we report a case of dominant occurrence of R. rossicus on household dogs in the wetlands of Eastern Europe (Romania). Ticks were collected from dogs in 5 distinct locations, with 1068 ticks of 6 species found. R. rossicus had a dominant occurrence in dogs in all but one location, accounting for 87.1% of all ticks (32.3-95.3% in different locations). Until this study, Rhipicephalus sanguineus was considered as the only important tick species on dogs in south-temperate regions of Europe, as well in Romania. The dominant presence of R. rossicus in dogs, its vectorial competence and broad host spectrum (including humans), make this tick species an important candidate for further analysis and highlight the paucity of our knowledge on disease vectors in this region of Europe.
蜱种分布的变化是全球人畜共患病患病率上升的主要原因之一，蜱传疾病的患病率呈现出一种新出现的模式。其中一种蜱，即罗斯硬蜱，偶尔会在人类身上被发现，由于它已被证明是土拉弗朗西斯菌、伯纳特柯克斯体、克里米亚刚果出血热病毒和西尼罗河病毒等人畜共患病病原体的传播媒介，似乎特别值得关注。在此，我们报告了在东欧（罗马尼亚）湿地的家犬身上罗斯硬蜱占主导的一个案例。在5个不同地点从狗身上采集蜱，共发现6种蜱1068只。除一个地点外，罗斯硬蜱在所有地点的狗身上都占主导，占所有蜱的87.1%（不同地点为32.3 - 95.3%）。在本研究之前，血红扇头蜱被认为是欧洲南温带地区以及罗马尼亚狗身上唯一重要的蜱种。罗斯硬蜱在狗身上的主导存在、其传播能力以及广泛的宿主谱（包括人类），使这种蜱成为进一步分析的重要候选对象，并凸显了我们对欧洲该地区疾病媒介知识的匮乏。
