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ArticleExperimental & applied acarology2024

New finding on a migratory bird, the fowl tick Argas (Persicargas) persicus (Oken, 1818), in Italy.

Michela Menegon, Francesca Casale, Elisa Mancuso, Marco Di Luca, Francesco Severini, Federica Monaco, Luciano Toma

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7 authors.

Michela MenegonInfectious Diseases Department, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena, 299, 00161, Rome, Italy.
Francesca CasaleInfectious Diseases Department, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena, 299, 00161, Rome, Italy.
Elisa MancusoInfectious Diseases Department, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena, 299, 00161, Rome, Italy.
Marco Di LucaInfectious Diseases Department, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena, 299, 00161, Rome, Italy.
Francesco SeveriniInfectious Diseases Department, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena, 299, 00161, Rome, Italy.
Federica MonacoIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise 'G. Caporale', Campo Boario, 64100, Teramo, Italy.
Luciano TomaInfectious Diseases Department, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena, 299, 00161, Rome, Italy. luciano.toma@iss.it.

Funding

EU funding within the NextGeneration EU-MUR PNRR Extended Partnership initiative on Emerging Infectious Diseases Project no. PE00000007, INF-ACTItalian Ministry of Health IZS AM 04/19 RC
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Migratory birds reach Europe from sub-Saharan Africa, and some avian species may harbor and transport infected ectoparasites, mainly ticks, native to the territories of departure. In 2022, a project focused on identifying the introduction of pathogens in Italy from Africa via migratory birds represented an important opportunity to investigate this particular route of tick dispersal. Among ticks collected from migratory birds on the island of Ventotene, Latium Region, we found one larva of a soft tick on a common whitethroat (Curruca communis) that was morphologically and molecularly identified to the species level as Argas (Persicargas) persicus (Oken 1818). This study reports the fifth detection of this species in Italy; therefore, it is considered very rare. Further monitoring programmes should be implemented to better monitor the spread of this species and possibly update its distribution.

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Animal MigrationArgasTick InfestationsAnimalsBird DiseasesFemaleItalyLarvaMaleArgasBird-ringingItalyMigratory birdsSoft ticks

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PMCPMC11655572

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