The importance of the avian route in the spreading of ticks and tick-borne pathogens in a highly densely populated area in Northern Italy

In our study, migratory birds were intercepted by nets in a ringing station. Collected ticks were identified as Ixodes ricinus, PCR-screened for the presence of bacteria belonging to Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, Rickettsia spp., Francisella tularensis and Coxiella burnetii.

本研究中，研究人员于鸟类环志站利用网具捕获候鸟。采集所得的蜱虫经鉴定为蓖麻硬蜱（Ixodes ricinus），随后针对其携带的伯氏疏螺旋体复合群（Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato）、立克次体属（Rickettsia spp.）、土拉弗朗西斯菌（Francisella tularensis）与伯氏考克斯体（Coxiella burnetii）开展了聚合酶链式反应（PCR）筛查。