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First records of the tick Ixodes frontalis (Panzer, 1795) (Acari, Ixodidae) in Slovakia

Journal

TICKS AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES
Volume 4, Issue 6, Pages 478-481

Publisher

ELSEVIER GMBH, URBAN & FISCHER VERLAG
DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2013.06.002

Keywords

Ixodes frontalis; Ticks; Flagging method; Slovakia

Funding

  1. Research & Development Operational Programme [ITMS: 26220220116]
  2. ERDF [APVV-0267-10, VEGA-2/0137/10]

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Ixodes frontalis (Panzer, 1975) is a three-host tick usually considered strictly specific to birds. The first evidence of L frontalis from Slovakia is Presented in this paper. One male and 4 nymphs were collected using the flagging method in 2 different geomorphological units, the Slovak Karst and the Zvolen basin, during collections in the autumn of 2011, and next in spring and autumn 2012. The fact that we managed to capture 2 different stages oft frontalis several times on vegetation supports one of the following hypotheses: (i) The ticks are frequently imported by migratory birds, or (ii) a permanent surviving population currently exists in Central Europe. (C) 2013 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.

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