Table 5 Number and percentage of ticks positive for different microorganism species according their regional distribution
From: Ticks infesting humans in Italy and associated pathogens
Region | Species (n) | N (%)* | Tick-borne microorganisms (n) |
|---|---|---|---|
Northwestern Italy | D. marginatus (3) | 1 | R. monacensis (1) |
(Savona, Liguria) | |||
| Â | I. ricinus (263) | 63 (23.9) | R. monacensis (54), A. phagocytophilum (3), B. venatorum (3), R. helvetica (3), B. valaisiana (1), Rickettsia spp. (1), B. afzelii (1) |
| Â | Ixodes spp. (7) | 0 | Â |
| Â | Rh. sanguineus s.l. (31) | 1 (3.2) | R. slovaca (1) |
Northeastern Italy (Veneto, Friuli Venezia Giulia and Trentino Alto Adige) | I. ricinus (64) | 6 (9.4) | R. helvetica (4), C. N. mikurensis (2), B. afzelii (1) |
Southern Italy | A. reflexus (2) | 0 | Â |
(Puglia and Basilicata) | D. marginatus (12) | 7 (58.3) | R. slovaca (5), R. raoulti (1), R. peacockii (1), |
| Â | H. inermis (1) | 1 | Rickettsia spp. |
| Â | H. parva (2) | 0 | Â |
| Â | H. punctata (1) | 0 | Â |
| Â | Hyalomma spp. (4) | 0 | Â |
| Â | I. acuminatus (2) | 0 | Â |
| Â | I. ricinus (1) | 0 | Â |
| Â | I. ventalloi (1) | 1 | R. helvetica (1) |
| Â | Rh. sanguineus s.l. (15) | 0 | Â |
| Â | Rh. turanicus (1) | 0 | Â |
| Â | Rhipicephalus spp. (1) | 0 | Â |
Sicily | D. marginatus (10) | 4 | R. slovaca (4) |
| Â | H. punctata (1) | 0 | Â |
| Â | H. d. detritum (2) | 0 | Â |
| Â | H. lusitanicum (27) | 1 (3.7) | R. aeschlimannii (1) |
| Â | H. marginatum (2) | 0 | Â |
| Â | Hyalomma spp. (4) | 0 | Â |
| Â | I. ricinus (7) | 1 | R. monacensis (1) |
| Â | Rh. bursa (4) | 0 | Â |
| Â | Rh. pusillus (1) | 0 | Â |
| Â | Rh. sanguineus s.l. (74) | 12 (16.7) | R. massiliae (11), Rickettsia spp. (1) |
| Â | Rh. turanicus (6) | 2 | R. massiliae (1), R. massiliae/rhipicephali (1) |