Ticks Parasitizing Humans in Greece

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作者
Papa, Anna [1 ]
Chaligiannis, Ilias [2 ]
Xanthopoulou, Kyriaki [1 ]
Papaioakim, Miltiadis [3 ]
Papanastasiou, Sofia [4 ]
Sotiraki, Smaragda [2 ]
机构
[1] Aristotle Univ Thessaloniki, Sch Med, Dept Microbiol A, Thessaloniki 54124, Greece
[2] Natl Agr Res Fdn NAGREF, Vet Res Inst Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
[3] Alexandroupolis Univ, Gen Hosp, Emergency Dept, Alexandroupolis, Greece
[4] Gen Hosp Komotini, Emergency Dept, Komotini, Greece
关键词
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus: CCHFV; Rickettsia; Tick(s); MEDITERRANEAN SPOTTED-FEVER; DOMESTIC-ANIMALS; BORNE DISEASES;
D O I
10.1089/vbz.2010.0036
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
In summer 2008, two fatal cases were observed in Northeastern Greece: a Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) case (first report in Greece) and a Mediterranean spotted fever case. In total, 537 ticks removed from humans who referred for this reason to the two hospitals of the region during June-September 2008 were identified. The vast majority of them (81.5%) were Rhipicephalus sanguineus, which is the main vector of Rickettsia conorii, while Hyalomma marginatum, the main vector of CCHF virus, accounted for 5.2%. The increased aggressiveness of R. sanguineus might be related to the weather conditions occurred during 2007-2008, while a variety of factors, including climate, might play a role in CCHF emergence.
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