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13.07.2018 | Infektiologie | Lyme Borreliosis

Hard ticks as vectors—some basic issues

verfasst von: Dr. Olaf Kahl

Erschienen in: Wiener klinische Wochenschrift | Ausgabe 15-16/2018

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Summary

There are various arthropods (e.g. insects, chiggers, mites, ticks) that take one or more blood meals on terrestrial vertebrates in the course of their lifetime. Among them are ixodid ticks (Acari, Ixodidae), all of which are obligately hematophagous. Their parasitic lifestyle predestines them to act as transmitters or vectors of microparasites, often pathogenic to humans and/or domestic animals. The list of ixodid tick-borne pathogens is long, encompassing viruses, bacteria, protozoans, and nematodes. The present mini-review gives a brief overview of the most relevant biological attributes that make ixodid ticks very efficient vectors compared with other hematophagous arthropod taxa.
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Metadaten
Titel
Hard ticks as vectors—some basic issues
verfasst von
Dr. Olaf Kahl
Publikationsdatum
13.07.2018
Verlag
Springer Vienna
Schlagwort
Infektiologie
Erschienen in
Wiener klinische Wochenschrift / Ausgabe 15-16/2018
Print ISSN: 0043-5325
Elektronische ISSN: 1613-7671
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00508-018-1360-x

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