Table 3.
Tick-borne diseases of livestock in Europe.
| Disease | Pathogen | Vector species | Susceptible species | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| African Swine fever | African swine fever virus | Ornithodoros spp. | Pig | The vector is absent from Europe, transmission is directly from pig to pig. |
| Louping ill | Louping ill virus | Ixodes ricinus | Sheep Red grouse |
Restricted distribution, mainly found within the British isles. |
| Babesiosis | Babesia bigemina | Rhipicephalus bursa | Cattle | |
| Babesia bovis | Rh. annulatus | Cattle | ||
| Babesia major | Haemaphysalis punctata | Cattle | ||
| Babesia divergens | Ix. ricinus | Cattle | ||
| Babesia occultans | Hy. Marginatum | Cattle | ||
| Babesia canis | Rh. sanguineus | Dog | ||
| Babesia vogeli | Rh. sanguineus | Dog | ||
| Babesia gibsoni | Rh. sanguineus | Dog | ||
| Babesia ovis | Rh. bursa | Sheep | ||
| Babesia motasi | Ha. punctata | Sheep | ||
| Babesia caballi | Various tick species | Horse | ||
| Theileriosis | Theileria annulata | Hyalomma marginatum | Cattle | |
| Theileria lestoquardi | Hyalomma spp. | Sheep | ||
| Theileria equi | Hyalomma spp. | Horse | ||
| Theileria orientalis | Ha. punctata | Cattle | ||
| Ha. punctata | Sheep | |||
| Theleria luwenshuni | Ha. punctata | Sheep | ||
| Anaplasmosis | Anaplasma phagocytophilum | Ix. ricinus | Cattle | |
| Anaplasma marginale | Ixodes and Rhipicephalus spp. | Cattle | ||
| Hepatozoonosis | Heptatozoon canis | Rhipicephalus sanguineus s.l. | Dog | Infection through ingestion of infected ticks |