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Hyalomma spp. in Austria—The Tick, the Climate, the Diseases and the Risk for Humans and Animals

Recently, ticks of Hyalomma spp. have been found more often in areas previously lacking this tick species. Due to their important role as a vector of different diseases, such as Crimean-Congo-hemorrhagic fever (CCHF), the occurrence and potential spread of this tick species is of major concern. So f...

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Autores principales: Duscher, Georg Gerhard, Kienberger, Stefan, Haslinger, Klaus, Holzer, Barbara, Zimpernik, Irene, Fuchs, Reinhard, Schwarz, Michael, Hufnagl, Peter, Schiefer, Peter, Schmoll, Friedrich
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Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9502680/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36144363
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10091761
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author Duscher, Georg Gerhard
Kienberger, Stefan
Haslinger, Klaus
Holzer, Barbara
Zimpernik, Irene
Fuchs, Reinhard
Schwarz, Michael
Hufnagl, Peter
Schiefer, Peter
Schmoll, Friedrich
author_facet Duscher, Georg Gerhard
Kienberger, Stefan
Haslinger, Klaus
Holzer, Barbara
Zimpernik, Irene
Fuchs, Reinhard
Schwarz, Michael
Hufnagl, Peter
Schiefer, Peter
Schmoll, Friedrich
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description Recently, ticks of Hyalomma spp. have been found more often in areas previously lacking this tick species. Due to their important role as a vector of different diseases, such as Crimean-Congo-hemorrhagic fever (CCHF), the occurrence and potential spread of this tick species is of major concern. So far, eight Hyalomma sp. ticks were found between 2018 and 2021 in Austria. A serological investigation on antibodies against the CCHF virus in 897 cattle as indicator animals displayed no positive case. During observation of climatic factors, especially in the period from April to September, the year 2018 displayed an extraordinary event in terms of higher temperature and dryness. To estimate the risk for humans to come in contact with Hyalomma sp. in Austria, many parameters have to be considered, such as the resting place of birds, availability of large livestock hosts, climate, density of human population, etc.
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spelling pubmed-95026802022-09-24 Hyalomma spp. in Austria—The Tick, the Climate, the Diseases and the Risk for Humans and Animals Duscher, Georg Gerhard Kienberger, Stefan Haslinger, Klaus Holzer, Barbara Zimpernik, Irene Fuchs, Reinhard Schwarz, Michael Hufnagl, Peter Schiefer, Peter Schmoll, Friedrich Microorganisms Article Recently, ticks of Hyalomma spp. have been found more often in areas previously lacking this tick species. Due to their important role as a vector of different diseases, such as Crimean-Congo-hemorrhagic fever (CCHF), the occurrence and potential spread of this tick species is of major concern. So far, eight Hyalomma sp. ticks were found between 2018 and 2021 in Austria. A serological investigation on antibodies against the CCHF virus in 897 cattle as indicator animals displayed no positive case. During observation of climatic factors, especially in the period from April to September, the year 2018 displayed an extraordinary event in terms of higher temperature and dryness. To estimate the risk for humans to come in contact with Hyalomma sp. in Austria, many parameters have to be considered, such as the resting place of birds, availability of large livestock hosts, climate, density of human population, etc. MDPI 2022-08-31 /pmc/articles/PMC9502680/ /pubmed/36144363 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10091761 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Duscher, Georg Gerhard
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Holzer, Barbara
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Fuchs, Reinhard
Schwarz, Michael
Hufnagl, Peter
Schiefer, Peter
Schmoll, Friedrich
Hyalomma spp. in Austria—The Tick, the Climate, the Diseases and the Risk for Humans and Animals
title Hyalomma spp. in Austria—The Tick, the Climate, the Diseases and the Risk for Humans and Animals
title_full Hyalomma spp. in Austria—The Tick, the Climate, the Diseases and the Risk for Humans and Animals
title_fullStr Hyalomma spp. in Austria—The Tick, the Climate, the Diseases and the Risk for Humans and Animals
title_full_unstemmed Hyalomma spp. in Austria—The Tick, the Climate, the Diseases and the Risk for Humans and Animals
title_short Hyalomma spp. in Austria—The Tick, the Climate, the Diseases and the Risk for Humans and Animals
title_sort hyalomma spp. in austria—the tick, the climate, the diseases and the risk for humans and animals
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9502680/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36144363
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10091761
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