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ArticleExperimental & applied acarology2012

Synopsis of the hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) of Romania with update on host associations and geographical distribution.

A D Mihalca, M O Dumitrache, C Magdaş, C M Gherman, C Domşa, V Mircean, I V Ghira, V Pocora, D T Ionescu, S Sikó Barabási and 2 more

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Article in Experimental & applied acarology, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 56 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

56 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 112 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

A D MihalcaDepartment of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, Calea Mănăştur 3-5, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
M O Dumitrache
C Magdaş
C M Gherman
C Domşa
V Mircean
I V Ghira
V Pocora
D T Ionescu
S Sikó Barabási
V Cozma
A D Sándor
University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca · ROBabeș-Bolyai University · ROUniversity of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad · INAlexandru Ioan Cuza University · ROTransylvania University of Brașov · RO

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The current paper is a synoptic review of the distribution and host associations of the 25 species of hard tick fauna (family Ixodidae) in Romania. In addition to a full literature survey, original data is presented, based on eight years of occasional or targeted sample collection. The literature data on geographical distribution was transposed digitally to the decimal degree coordinate system. For each species, an updated distribution map is given together with all historical data and new host associations. Overall, our paper records 58 new tick-host associations for Romania: 20 for Ixodes ricinus, 1 for I. apronophorus, 6 for I. arboricola, 2 for I. hexagonus, 9 for I. redikorzevi, 1 for I. trianguliceps, 2 for I. vespertilionis, 2 for Haemaphysalis punctata, 1 for H. sulcata, 2 for H. concinna, 1 for D. marginatus, 4 for Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato, 1 for R. bursa and 6 for Hyalomma marginatum.

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Host-Parasite InteractionsAnimalsBirdsFemaleGeographyIxodidaeMaleMammalsReptilesRomania

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PMID22544174
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