| lyme borreliosis spirochetes and spotted fever group rickettsiae in ixodid ticks from pianosa island, tuscany archipelago, italy. | a study on tick fauna and tick-borne pathogens was undertaken in pianosa, an island in the tuscany archipelago that constitutes an important stopping and nesting point for migratory birds. ticks were removed from feral cats and a few terrestrial birds, and host-seeking ticks were collected by dragging. a total of 89 ticks were found on animals: 57 ixodes ventalloi gil collado, 1936 and 32 ixodes acuminatus neumann, 1901. host-seeking ticks were 354 hyalomma spp. larvae and 18 hyalomma spp. adult ... | 2013 | 23289398 |