Human-biting ticks and zoonotic tick-borne pathogens in North Africa: Diversity, distribution, and trans-Mediterranean public health challenges

AE Abdelbaset, ML Kwak, N Nonaka, R Nakao - One Health, 2023 - Elsevier
North Africa is home to more than 200 million people living across five developing
economies (Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco) and two Spanish exclaves (Ceuta …

Spotted fever group rickettsiae in Dermacentor marginatus from wild boars in Italy

G Sgroi, R Iatta, RP Lia, N D'Alessio… - Transboundary and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Following the increase in wild boar population recorded in urban and peri‐urban areas
throughout Europe, the present survey aimed to assess the occurrence of zoonotic tick …

Ticks on wild boar in the metropolitan area of Barcelona (Spain) are infected with spotted fever group rickettsiae

R Castillo‐Contreras, L Magen, R Birtles… - Transboundary and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Tick‐borne pathogens (TBPs) constitute an emerging public health concern favoured by
multidimensional global changes. Amongst these, increase and spread of wild boar (Sus …

Spotted fever group Rickettsiae in ticks and small mammals from grassland and forest habitats in Central Germany

C Arz, N Król, C Imholt, K Jeske, Z Rentería-Solís… - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
Rickettsiae of the spotted fever group (SFG) are zoonotic tick-borne pathogens. Small
mammals are important hosts for the immature life stages of two of the most common tick …

A systematic review of the distribution of tick-borne pathogens in wild animals and their ticks in the mediterranean Rim between 2000 and 2021

B Defaye, S Moutailler, V Pasqualini, Y Quilichini - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Tick-borne pathogens (TBPs) can be divided into three groups: bacteria, parasites, and
viruses. They are transmitted by a wide range of tick species and cause a variety of human …

Dermacentor marginatus and Dermacentor reticulatus, and Their Infection by SFG Rickettsiae and Francisella-Like Endosymbionts, in Mountain and Periurban …

A Garcia-Vozmediano, G Giglio, E Ramassa… - Veterinary …, 2020 - mdpi.com
We investigated the distribution of Dermacentor spp. and their infection by zoonotic bacteria
causing SENLAT (scalp eschar neck lymphadenopathy) in Turin province, northwestern …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular detection of Rickettsia amblyommatis and Rickettsia parkeri in ticks collected from wild pigs in Campeche, Mexico

AM López-Pérez, S Sánchez-Montes… - Ticks and Tick-borne …, 2022 - Elsevier
Tick-borne rickettsioses are caused at least by 15 species of Rickettsia of the Spotted fever
group, which represent a major emerging and re-emerging public health problem …

Molecular detection of zoonotic and non-zoonotic pathogens from wild boars and their ticks in the Corsican wetlands

B Defaye, S Moutailler, C Pietri, C Galon… - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Corsica is the main French island in the Mediterranean Sea and has high levels of human
and animal population movement. Among the local animal species, the wild boar is highly …

The Role of Wild Boars in the Circulation of Tick-Borne Pathogens: The First Evidence of Rickettsia monacensis Presence

IA Matei, Z Kalmár, A Balea, M Mihaiu, AD Sándor… - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Wildlife has a major role in the transmission and maintenance of zoonotic
agents, as most emerging infectious diseases are of wildlife origin. Among the great variety …

Urban wild boar: drivers of presence, phenotypic responses and health concerns

R Castillo Contreras - 2020 - ddd.uab.cat
Els recursos disponibles al medi urbà poden ser aprofitats per diverses espècies de fauna
salvatge. El porc senglar (Sus scrofa) porta temps explorant àrees urbanes i peri-urbanes …