Jad Habib, Lionel Zenner, Mathieu Garel, Antoine Mercier, Marie-Thérèse Poirel, Christian Itty, Joël Appolinaire, Thibaut Amblard, Pierre Benedetti, Frédéric Sanchis, Slimania Benabed, Georges Abi Rizk, Philippe Gibert, Gilles Bourgoin
Ticks are major vectors of various pathogens of health importance, such as bacteria, viruses and parasites. The problems associated with ticks and vector-borne pathogens are increasing in mountain areas, particularly in connection with global climate change. We collected ticks (n = 2,081) from chamois and mouflon in 4 mountainous areas of France. We identified 6 tick species: Ixodes ricinus, Rhipicephalus bursa, Rh. sanguineus s.l., Haemaphysalis sulcata, H. punctata and Dermacentor marginatus. We observed a strong variation in tick species composition among the study sites, linked in particular to the climate of the sites...
2024: Parasite: Journal de la Société Française de Parasitologie