Diversity of Hepatozoon species in wild mammals and ticks in Europe

M Uiterwijk, L Vojta, N Šprem, A Beck, D Jurković… - Parasites & …, 2023 - Springer
Background Hepatozoon spp. are tick-borne parasites causing subclinical to clinical disease
in wild and domestic animals. Aim of this study was to determine Hepatozoon prevalence …

Molecular epidemiological study on ticks and tick-borne protozoan parasites (Apicomplexa: Cytauxzoon and Hepatozoon spp.) from wild cats (Felis silvestris), Mustelidae and …

S Hornok, SA Boldogh, N Takács, J Kontschán… - Parasites & …, 2022 - Springer
Background Among live wild mammals adapted to urban and peri-urban habitats in Europe,
members of the families Felidae, Mustelidae and Sciuridae deserve special attention as …

First Record of Hepatozoon spp. in Alpine Wild Rodents: Implications and Perspectives for Transmission Dynamics across the Food Web

G Ferrari, M Girardi, F Cagnacci, O Devineau… - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Among the Apicomplexa parasites, Hepatozoon spp. have been mainly studied in domestic
animals and peri-urban areas. The epidemiology of Hepatozoon spp. is poorly investigated …

Pathogens detected in ticks (Ixodes ricinus) feeding on red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) from city parks in Warsaw

D Dwużnik-Szarek, A Beliniak, W Malaszewicz… - … and Applied Acarology, 2024 - Springer
Abstract The European red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) is a common host for Ixodes ricinus
ticks in urban and rural habitats, however, studies on ticks and tick-borne pathogens (TBPs) …

Phylogenetic analysis of a novel Hepatozoon species (Hepatozoon sp. SK3) and an additional yet unknown Hepatozoon species (Hepatozoon sp. BV2) besides H …

S Ganzinelli, Z Hamšíková, G Földvári, S Szekeres… - Parasitology …, 2024 - Springer
Hepatozoon spp. are tick-borne apicomplexan parasites of terrestrial vertebrates that occur
worldwide. Tissue samples from small rodents and their parasitizing fleas were sampled for …