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ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2023

The Role of Wild Boars in the Circulation of Tick-Borne Pathogens: The First Evidence of

Ioana Adriana Matei, Zsuzsa Kalmár, Anamaria Balea, Marian Mihaiu, Attila D Sándor, Adrian Cocian, Smaranda Crăciun, Cosmina Bouari, Violeta Tincuța Briciu, Nicodim Fiț

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Article in Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.0field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. A Systematic Review on the Occurrence ofPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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  3. Review of Molecular Tools Used in Diagnosis ofAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025
    Review
  4. Identifying and Mapping Ticks on Wild Boars from Romania.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025
    Article
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  6. Serological and Molecular Survey of Rickettsial Agents in Wild Boars (Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Ioana Adriana MateiDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology and Epidemiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-7495-1392
Zsuzsa KalmárDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology and Epidemiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-4492-8383
Anamaria BaleaSanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Directorate Cluj, 400609 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Marian MihaiuSanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Directorate Cluj, 400609 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Attila D SándorELKH-ÁTE Climate Change, New Blood-Sucking Parasites and Vector-Borne Pathogens Research Group, 1078 Budapest, Hungary.ORCID 0000-0001-8852-8341
Adrian CocianDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology and Epidemiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Smaranda CrăciunDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology and Epidemiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Cosmina BouariDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology and Epidemiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Violeta Tincuța BriciuDepartment of Infectious Diseases, "Iuliu Hațieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Nicodim FițDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology and Epidemiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca · ROIuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy · RO

Funding

CNCS-UEFISCDI Grant Agency Romania PD34/2018 and 21865/4.10.2021
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Most wild mammals can serve as hosts both for tick-borne pathogens (TBPs) and for the ticks themselves. Among these, wild boars, due to their large body size, habitat and life span, show high exposure to ticks and TBPs. These species are now one of the widest-ranging mammals in the world, as well as the most widespread suid. Despite the fact that certain local populations have been decimated by African swine fever (ASF), wild boars are still considered overabundant in most parts of the world, including Europe. Altogether, their long-life expectancy, large home ranges including migration, feeding and social behaviors, wide distribution, overabundance and increased chances of interactions with livestock or humans make them suitable sentinel species for general health threats, such as antimicrobial-resistant microorganisms, pollution and ASF geographical distribution, as well as for the distribution and abundance of hard ticks and also for certain TBPs, such as

Indexed as

Anaplasma spp.Rickettsia spp.Romaniasentinel speciesspotted feverSus scrofa

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