The role of resident or migratory birds in dispersal of tick species and tick-borne pathogens
is still poorly known in Italy. We report here the results of a 3-year project based on sampling …

Ticks collected in Central and Northern Italy from pets, livestock, wild animals and
environment (n= 2107) were identified by microscopy and processed by molecular …

During an 8-years study, we collected from vegetation or domestic and wild mammals 1246
ticks (624 males, 511 females and 111 nymphs) belonging to 13 species in Jaen province …

Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF), endemic in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and
the Middle East, is caused by a tibovirus (CCHFV) transmitted in particular by the Hyalomma …

In Italy, canine piroplasmosis is believed to be widespread, but few data are available on its
presence in most areas. In 2005 and 2006, vertebrate and invertebrate hosts were …

Babesia caballi and Theileria equi are the causative agents of equine piroplasmosis. In this
epidemiological study, 294 horses reared in a rural area of northern Italy were studied …

This is the first report on the presence of Hepatozoon canis in Vulpes vulpes in Italy. During
the years 2005 and 2006, a total of 119 foxes were collected and their spleen tissues were …

Background Sand flies are the only biologically adapted vectors of Leishmania parasites,
however, a possible role in the transmission of Leishmania has been proposed for other …

Canine babesiosis is caused by haemoprotozoan organisms of the genus Babesia which
are transmitted by the bite of a hard tick. The aim of this survey was to determine the …

The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of rickettsial pathogens in ticks from
Central Italy. A total of 113 ticks hailed from Latium and Tuscany regions were identified and …