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. 2022 Jun 16;10(6):1236. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms10061236

Table 3.

Tick-borne pathogens from insular domestic animals or engorged ticks collected from these animals in the Mediterranean Basin.

Country Island Surface Area Western Basin/Eastern Basin Pathogen
(Found in A for Positive Animal and/or T for Positive Tick)
Positive Ticks Positive Tick Hosts Positive Pathogen Hosts References
Cyprus Cyprus 9251 km2 Eastern A. platysA, B. vogeliA, Ba. henselaeA, C. burnetiiT, E. canisA, E. ewingiiA, H. canis, H. felisAM. haemofelisA, Candidatus M. haemotumum A, Candidatus M. turicensis A, R. aeschlimanii T, R. hoostraalii T, R. sibirica mongolotimonae T and Candidatus R. barbariae T H. punctata, H sulcata, Hyalomma spp., Hy. excavatum, Hy. marginatum, Hy. rufipes, I. gibbosus, Rh. bursa and Rh. sanguineus s.l. Cattle, Goat and Sheep Cat and Dog [69,143,177,178,212]
France Corsica 8722 km2 Western Anaplasma spp. A,T, A. ovis A, A. marginale A,T, A. phagocytophilum T, B. bigemina T, B. canis A,T, B. vogeli A,T, Ba. henselae T, Bo. afzelii T, Bo. burgdoferi s.l. T, Bo. miyamotoi T, E. canis T, E. minancensis, R. aeschlimanii T, R. africae T, R. helvetica T, R. massiliae T, R. monacensis T, R. slovaca T, Candidatus R. barbariae T, T. annae A and T. equi T A. variegatum, D. marginatus, D. reticulatus, I. ricinus, Hy. aegyptium, Hy. marginatum, Hy. rufipes, Rh. bursa and Rh. sanguineus s.l. Cat, Cattle, Dog and Sheep Cattle, dog, Horse, goat and sheep [56,103,183,195,198,199,272]
Greece Crete 8450 km2 Eastern Ba. henselaeA, Ba. vinsoniiT, R. felisAand R. TyphiA Rh. bursa and Rh. sanguineus s.l. Goat, Cattle Cat [155,157]
Ios 109 km2 Eastern Anaplasma spp. A, B. canis A, Bo. burgdoferi A, E. canis A and R. conorii A data not found data not found Dog [106]
Mykonos 85.5 km2 Eastern Ba. henselae A and Rickettsia spp. A data not found data not found Cat [155]
Santorini 76.19 km2 Eastern Anaplasma spp. A, B. canis A, Bo. burgdoferi A, E. canis A and R. conorii A data not found data not found Dog [106]
Skiathos 49.9 km2 Eastern Anaplasma spp.A, B. canis A, Bo. burgdoferi A, E. canis A and R. conorii A data not found data not found Dog [106]
Skopelos 96.3 km2 Eastern Ba. henselaeAand Rickettsia spp. A data not found data not found Cat [155]
Tinos 197 km2 Eastern Anaplasma spp. A, B. canis A, Bo. burgdoferi A, E. canis A and R. conorii A data not found data not found Dog [106]
Italy Aeolian Island 114.7 km2 Western Anaplasma spp. A, B. vogeli A, Bartonella spp. A, Ba. clarridgeiae A, Ba. henselae A, Ehrlichia canis A, H. canis A, H. felis A, R. helvetica A and R. monacensis A I. ricinus, I. ventalloi. Rh. pusillus and Rh. sanguineus s.l. Cat Cat and Dog [73,150]
Sardinia 24090 km2 Western A. phagocytophilumA, A. ovisA, B. bigeminaTBartonella spp. T, Ba. henselae A,T, Chlamydia abortus T, Chlamydophila psittaci T, C. burnetii A,T, E. canis T, Rickettsia spp. T, R. aeschlimannii T, R. conorii israelensis T, R. helvetica T, R. hoogstralii T, R. massiliae T, R. slovaca T, Candidatus R. barbariae T, T. buffeli T, T. equi T, T. orientalis Tand T. sergenti T D. marginatus, H. punctata, H. sulcata, Hy. marginatum, I. festai. Rhipicephalus spp., Rh (B). annulatus, Rh. bursa, Rh. sanguineus s.l. Cat, Cattle, Dog, Goat, Horse, Pig and Sheep Cat, Dog, Goat, Horse and Sheep [38,119,122,139,156,160,171,207,215,221]
Sicily 25711 km2 Western Anaplasma spp. A, A. marginale A, A. phagocytophilum A, A. platys A, A. ovis A, Babesia spp. A, B. bigemina A, B. bovis A, B. caballi A, B. canis A, B. microti A, B. vogeli T, Ba. claridgeiae A,T, Ba. henselae A, Bo. burgdoferi s.l A, Cercopithifilaria spp. A,T, C. burnetii A, Ehrlichia spp. A, E. canis A, E. equi A, Hepatozoon spp. A,T, Rickettsia spp. A,T, R. aeschlimannii T, R. africae T, R. conorii A,T, R. felis A, R. helvetica T, R. monacensis T, R. rickettsii A, R. slovaca T, Theileria spp. A, T. annulata A and T. equi A D. reticulatus, D. marginatus, H. punctata, Hy. lusitacum, Hy. marginatum, Ixodes spp., I. ricinus, I. ventalloi, Rh. bursa, Rh. pusillus, Rh. sanguineus s.l. Cat, Cattle, Dog, Donkey and Sheep Cat, Cattle, Dog, Donkey, Goat, Horse, Pig and Sheep [32,91,105,115,131,138,145,146,151,179,189,273,274]
Spain Mallorca 3640 km2 Western A. phagocytophilumA, Ba. henselaeA, Ba. vinsonii berkhoffiA, E. canisAand R. conoriiA data not found data not found Cat and Dog [140,182]