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Adult Hyalomma marginatum tick positive for Rickettsia aeschlimannii in Austria, October 2018.

ABSTRACT: We report on a non-indigenous adult Hyalomma marginatum tick in Austria carrying the human pathogenic Rickettsia aeschlimannii; presumably introduced as a nymph via migratory birds and completed the moulting within the same year. It was negative for Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus, but the finding of R. aeschlimannii represents a potential threat for humans due to its zoonotic character. Awareness of invasive tick species and carried pathogens should be improved in central and northern Europe.

SUBMITTER: Duscher GG

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6280420 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Adult Hyalomma marginatum tick positive for Rickettsia aeschlimannii in Austria, October 2018.

Duscher Georg Gerhard GG Hodžić Adnan A Hufnagl Peter P Wille-Piazzai Walpurga W Schötta Anna-Magarita AM Markowicz Mateusz Andrzej MA Estrada-Peña Agustín A Stanek Gerold G Allerberger Franz F

Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin 20181101 48

We report on a non-indigenous adult Hyalomma marginatum tick in Austria carrying the human pathogenic Rickettsia aeschlimannii; presumably introduced as a nymph via migratory birds and completed the moulting within the same year. It was negative for Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus, but the finding of R. aeschlimannii represents a potential threat for humans due to its zoonotic character. Awareness of invasive tick species and carried pathogens should be improved in ce ...[more]

PMID: 30621821

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