First record of Hyalomma rufipes in the Czech Republic, with a review of relevant cases in other parts of Europe
Zdeněk Hubálek, Pavel Sedláček, Agustín Estrada‐Peña, Jakub Vojtíšek, Ivo Rudolf
Abstract
We found a male Hyalomma rufipes Koch, 1844 tick feeding on a horse grazing near Valtice, south Moravia, Czech Republic on October 24, 2019. The horse was born in Czechland and did not leave the country at least during the last five years. Relevant findings of Hyalomma ticks in other parts of central Europe are reviewed, including also records of pre-imaginal Hyalomma marginatum complex ticks on migrating birds all over Europe.
Topics & Concepts
HyalommaCzechTickBiologyGeographyZoologyVeterinary medicineEcologyIxodidaeMedicineLinguisticsPhilosophyViral Infections and VectorsVector-borne infectious diseasesStudy of Mite Species