Tick-borne pathogens and the vector potential of ticks in China

Table 1 Tick-borne pathogens and the vector role of argasid ticks distributed in China

Tick species	Pathogens	Diseases	References
Argas
A. japonicas	Unidentified	Dermatitis	[6]
A. persicus	Borrelia anserine; Kyasanur Forest disease virus^a; Wolbachia persica, n. sp.^a	Avian spirochetosis; Kyasanur forest disease; Paralysis	[7-10]
A. robertsi	Lake Clarendon virus^a	unknown	[11]
A. vulgaris	Quaranfil virus^a; Gissar virus^a	unknown	[12,13]
Carios
C. capensis	West Nile Virus^a,b; Borrelia, Coxiella, and Rickettsia ^a,b	West Nile fever	[14,15]
C. vespertilionis	“Issyk-Kul” virus^a	unknown	[16]
Orithodorous
O. tartakovskyi	B. latyshevyi	Tick-borne relapsing fever	[17]
O. tholozani	B. persiea	Tick-borne relapsing fever	[17]

^aThese pathogenic microorganisms have been recorded outside China.
^bThese pathogenic species have been detected within ticks or have been shown to be transmitted by ticks under controlled experimental conditions.