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Occurrence of juvenile Dermacentor reticulatus ticks in three regions in Poland: the final evidence of the conquest

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dc.abstract.enBackground Two populations of Dermacentor reticulatus ticks (Western and Eastern) in Poland are among the most dynamic tick populations in Central Europe. Expansion and settlement of ticks in new localizations depend on the presence of suitable hosts, for both adult and juvenile ticks. Methods The current study was planned to complement our previous studies on questing adult ticks and was focused on a collection of juvenile D. reticulatus ticks from rodents from three regions in Poland, defined by the presence/absence of adult ticks (regions of the Western and Eastern tick population and the gap area between them) to confirm the existence of stable populations. Rodent trapping was conducted in open habitats (fallow lands, wasteland and submerged meadows) in 2016–2018 in June, July and/or August to encompass seasonal peaks of larvae and nymph activity. Results Altogether, three tick species were collected, 2866 D. reticulatus, 2141 Ixodes ricinus and 427 Haemaphysalis concinna. Dermacentor reticulatus was the most common (72.3%) and abundant (mean 17.94 ± 2.62 ticks/rodent) tick species on rodents from the Eastern region; in the Western region infestation of rodents was only 6.8%. Ixodes ricinus was found in all three regions and was the only tick species collected from rodents from the gap area. Haemaphysalis concinna was noted only in the Western region. The highest infestation of juvenile D. reticulatus was recorded on voles (Myodes and Microtus spp.), infestation of I. ricinus was the highest on Apodemus mice, and the majority of H. concinna ticks were collected from root voles Alexandromys oeconomus. Conclusions Our study confirmed a stable population of D. reticulatus in Eastern and Central Poland and a lower prevalence and mean abundance of this tick species among rodents from the Western region. A lack of juvenile D. reticulatus on rodents in Niewiadów confirmed the existence of the gap area, free of D. reticulatus ticks.
dc.affiliationUniwersytet Warszawski
dc.contributor.authorMierzejewska, Ewa Julia
dc.contributor.authorBajer, Anna
dc.contributor.authorDwużnik-Szarek, Dorota
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-25T15:14:03Z
dc.date.available2024-01-25T15:14:03Z
dc.date.copyright2021-10-14
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.accesstimeAT_PUBLICATION
dc.description.financeŚrodki finansowe przyznane na realizację projektu w zakresie badań naukowych lub prac rozwojowych
dc.description.number1
dc.description.versionFINAL_PUBLISHED
dc.description.volume14
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/S13071-021-05039-Z
dc.identifier.issn1756-3305
dc.identifier.urihttps://repozytorium.uw.edu.pl//handle/item/114249
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1186/s13071-021-05039-z.pdf
dc.languageeng
dc.pbn.affiliationbiological sciences
dc.relation.ispartofParasites and Vectors
dc.rightsCC-BY
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dc.subject.enDermacentor reticulatus Haemaphysalis concinna Ixodes ricinus Larvae Nymphs Poland Rodents
dc.titleOccurrence of juvenile Dermacentor reticulatus ticks in three regions in Poland: the final evidence of the conquest
dc.typeJournalArticle
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