| anaplasmosis in cattle in italy. | bovine anaplasmosis caused by anaplasma marginale is a disease transmitted by ticks belonging to the ixodidae family. southern italy is considered an endemic zone but environmental and social factors are changing the epidemiology of the disease to expand to previously anaplasmosis-free regions. the available data of published reports of anaplasmosis in italy together with the data obtained by the national centre of reference for anaplasma, babesia, rickettsia and theileria (c.r.a.ba.r.t.), allow ... | 2007 | 17682850 |
| lyme disease and the detection of borrelia burgdorferi genospecies in ixodes ricinus ticks from central italy. | the province of pesaro-urbino, situated in the marche region of central italy, can be considered to be an area at risk for lyme disease because of its ecological features. field data are not yet available although the disease is known to be present in neighbouring areas. during a field study lasting twelve months, ticks were collected from the vegetation, from wild cervids and also from humans who reported a tick bite at the local hospital. all ticks were identified and ixodes ricinus specimens ... | 2010 | 20560127 |