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Dominance of Dermacentor reticulatus over Ixodes ricinus (Ixodidae) on livestock, companion animals and wild ruminants in eastern and central Poland

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Mierzejewska, Ewa J., Welc-Faleciak, Renata, Karbowiak, Grzegorz, Kowalec, Maciej, Behnke, Jerzy M., Bajer, Anna·2015·Experimental and Applied Acarology
DOI 10.1007/s10493-015-9889-0PMC PMC4412838
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The most common tick species parasitizing animals in Poland are Ixodes ricinus and Dermacentor reticulatus. These tick species differ in their distribution, habitats, seasonal activity and host specificity. Ixodes ricinus is the most prevalent and widely distributed, whereas the range of D. reticulatus is limited to eastern and central parts of the country with several new foci in the middle-west and the west. However, as in many central European countries, the range of D. reticulatus is expanding, and some authors have correlated this expansion with an increasing number of available hosts. The aim of the present study was to determine the tick fauna on domestic and livestock animals in two areas endemic for I. ricinus and D. reticulatus and to compare the risk of infestation with different tick species in open and forest areas. Over a 14 month period, 732 ticks were collected from five host species including domestic animals (dogs and cats), livestock (cows and horses) and wildlife (European bison) in two areas, central and NE Poland, endemic for D. reticulatus. Three tick species were recorded: D. reticulatus (623 individuals; 85.1% of all collected ticks), I. ricinus (106 individuals; 14.5%) and three females of Ixodes hexagonus (0.4%) from a dog. Dermacentor reticulatus was the dominant tick species found on four host species and constituted 86, 81, 97 and 100% of all ticks from dogs, horses, cows and bison, respectively, and was collected from animals throughout the year, including during the winter. The common tick, I. ricinus, was the dominant tick collected from cats (94%). Fully-engorged, ready-for-reproduction females of D. reticulatus were collected from all host species. In May 2012, questing ticks were collected by dragging in forest or open habitats. The density of adult marsh ticks in open areas was around 2 ticks/100 m(2) in the majority of locations, with a maximum of 9.5 ticks/100 m(2). The density of adult I. ricinus was much lower in its typical habitat (forests: range 0.8-2.2 ticks/100 m(2)) between three and seven times lower than the density of D. reticulatus in its typical habitat. In regions endemic for marsh ticks, this tick species constitutes the main risk of tick infestation for livestock and dogs throughout the year. Livestock and companion animals are competent hosts for D. reticulatus, enabling the completion of the tick's life cycle. Anti-tick treatment should be adjusted to marsh tick seasonal activity and drug sensitivity.

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  • During the last decade, the spread of D. reticulatus has been notable in several European countries, including Latvia and neighboring Lithuania.

    “However, during the last decade, the spread of D. reticulatus has been notable in several European countries, including Latvia and neighboring Lithuania [12, 15].”

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Mierzejewska, E. J., Welc-Faleciak, R., Karbowiak, G., Kowalec, M., Behnke, J. M., & Bajer, A.
Affiliations
  • University of Warsaw (PL)
  • Witold Stefański Institute of Parasitology (PL)
  • University of Nottingham (GB)
Corresponding author
Bajer, Anna
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Experimental and Applied Acarology
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2015-02-26
Volume
66
Issue
1
Pages
83-101
ISSN
  • 0168-8162 (ISSN-L)
  • 1572-9702
DOI
10.1007/s10493-015-9889-0
PMC
PMC4412838
OpenAlex
W2066645077
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Topics
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Parasitology › Vector-borne infectious diseases
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Study of Mite Species
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Viral Infections and Vectors
Keywords
Dermacentor reticulatus, Ixodes ricinus, Ixodes hexagonus, tick fauna, tick density, questing ticks, host specificity, European bison, livestock, companion animals, dogs, cats, horses, cattle, tick range expansion, tick-borne diseases, Poland
MeSH terms
Animals, Cat Diseases, Cats, Cattle, Cattle Diseases, Dermacentor, Dog Diseases, Dogs, Female, Horse Diseases, Horses, Male, Poland, Population Density, Seasons, Tick Infestations, Bison, Ecosystem, Ixodes, Ixodidae, Biota

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