First survey on hard ticks (Ixodidae) collected from humans in Romania: possible risks for tick-borne diseases |
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| Authors: | V T Briciu A Titilincu D F Ţăţulescu D Cârstina M Lefkaditis A D Mihalca |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iuliu Haţieganu, Cluj-Napoca, Romania;(2) Department of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Calea Mănăştur 3-5, 400382 Cluj, Cluj-Napoca, Romania;(3) Laboratory of Microbiology and Parasitology, Veterinary School, University of Karditsa, Karditsa, Greece; |
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| Abstract: | The importance of studies on the diversity of ticks attacking humans resides mostly in the relatively highly-specific tick-pathogen
associations. Human tick bites are commonly reported worldwide but removal of ticks from patients is rarely followed by specific
identification of the ticks, leaving to some degree of hazard the preventive treatment of possible associated diseases. A
total number of 308 ticks were collected between April and June 2010 from 275 human patients who voluntarily presented to
a hospital from Cluj-Napoca, Romania. The mean intensity of infection was 1.12 ± 0.46. Four species of ticks were identified
Ixodes ricinus, Dermacentor marginatus, Haemaphysalis concinna and H. punctata. Ixodes ricinus was the most abundant species feeding on humans in the study area. A brief review of possible associated pathogen is provided. |
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