Table 5.
Number and percentage of ticks positive for different microorganism species according their regional distribution
| Region | Species (n) | N (%)* | Tick-borne microorganisms (n) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern Italy |
D. marginatus (3) |
1 |
R. monacensis (1) |
| (Savona, Liguria) | |||
| |
I. ricinus (263) |
63 (23.9) |
R. monacensis (54), A. phagocytophilum (3), B. venatorum (3), R. helvetica (3), B. valaisiana (1), Rickettsia spp. (1), B. afzelii (1) |
| |
Ixodes spp. (7) |
0 |
|
| |
Rh. sanguineus s.l. (31) |
1 (3.2) |
R. slovaca (1) |
| Northeastern Italy (Veneto, Friuli Venezia Giulia and Trentino Alto Adige) |
I. ricinus (64) |
6 (9.4) |
R. helvetica (4), C. N. mikurensis (2), B. afzelii (1) |
| Southern Italy |
A. reflexus (2) |
0 |
|
| (Puglia and Basilicata) |
D. marginatus (12) |
7 (58.3) |
R. slovaca (5), R. raoulti (1), R. peacockii (1), |
| |
H. inermis (1) |
1 |
Rickettsia spp. |
| |
H. parva (2) |
0 |
|
| |
H. punctata (1) |
0 |
|
| |
Hyalomma spp. (4) |
0 |
|
| |
I. acuminatus (2) |
0 |
|
| |
I. ricinus (1) |
0 |
|
| |
I. ventalloi (1) |
1 |
R. helvetica (1) |
| |
Rh. sanguineus s.l. (15) |
0 |
|
| |
Rh. turanicus (1) |
0 |
|
| |
Rhipicephalus spp. (1) |
0 |
|
| Sicily |
D. marginatus (10) |
4 |
R. slovaca (4) |
| |
H. punctata (1) |
0 |
|
| |
H. d. detritum (2) |
0 |
|
| |
H. lusitanicum (27) |
1 (3.7) |
R. aeschlimannii (1) |
| |
H. marginatum (2) |
0 |
|
| |
Hyalomma spp. (4) |
0 |
|
| |
I. ricinus (7) |
1 |
R. monacensis (1) |
| |
Rh. bursa (4) |
0 |
|
| |
Rh. pusillus (1) |
0 |
|
| |
Rh. sanguineus s.l. (74) |
12 (16.7) |
R. massiliae (11), Rickettsia spp. (1) |
| Rh. turanicus (6) | 2 | R. massiliae (1), R. massiliae/rhipicephali (1) |
* The prevalence within each tick species is reported only for tick species represented with more than 10 specimens.