Table 2.
Species, geographic origin, and life stages of ticks parasitizing migratory birds.
| Geographic Origin | Tick Species | Larvae | Nymphs | Adults | Total | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sub-Saharan | Hyalomma rufipes | 391 | 804 | - | 1195 | 89.2 |
| Hyalomma truncatum | 1 | 5 | - | 6 | 0.4 | |
| Amblyomma marmoreum complex | 1 | 12 | - | 13 | 1.0 | |
| Amblyomma variegatum | - | 1 | - | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Argas africolumbae complex | 2 | - | 2 | 0.1 | ||
| Argas persicus | 1 | - | 1 | 0.1 | ||
| Intra-Palearctic (Mediterranean) | Ixodes ricinus | 3 | 9 | - | 12 | 0.9 |
| Ixodes frontalis | 18 | 18 | 5 | 41 | 3.1 | |
| Ixodes ventalloi | 7 | 14 | 1 | 22 | 1.6 | |
| Ixodes inopinatus | - | 2 | - | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Hyalomma marginatum | - | 14 | - | 14 | 1.0 | |
| Undefined 1 | Hyalomma sp. | 11 | 19 | - | 30 | 2.2 |
| Ixodes sp. | - | 1 | - | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Total | 435 | 899 | 6 | 1340 | 100 |
1 Species not determined due to the lack of amplification for molecular targets.