Hyalomma marginatum explained

Hyalomma marginatum is a hard-bodied tick found on birds including the pale crag martin. This tick has been implicated in the transmission of Bahig virus, a pathogenic arbovirus previously thought to be transmitted only by mosquitoes.[1]

The Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever virus has also been detected in ticks of this type removed from migratory birds in Morocco.[2]

Hyalomma marginatum marginatum is a subspecies.[3] The subspecies is typically found in northern Africa, southern Europe and some parts of Asia. It was also identified in Germany in 2006. It is found in Norway.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Converse . James D . Hoogstraal . Harry . Moussa . M I . Stek . M . Kaiser . Makram N . 1974. Bahig virus (Tete group) in naturally- and transovarially-infected Hyalomma marginalum ticks from Egypt and Italy . Archiv für die Gesamte Virusforschung . 46 . 1–2. 29–35 . 10.1007/BF01240201 . 4441433. 35506328 .
  2. Palomar . AM . Portillo A . Santibáñez P . Mazuelas D . Arizaga J . Crespo A . Feb 2013. Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus in Ticks from Migratory Birds, Morocco . Emerg Infect Dis. 19 . 2 . 260–3. 10.3201/eid1902.121193. 23347801 . 3559059 . etal.
  3. Web site: Hyalomma (Hyalomma) marginatum subsp. marginatum Koch, 1844. Fauna Europaea.
  4. Web site: Hyalomma marginatum marginatum . Invasive Species Compendium (ISC) . CABI (Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International) . 2019-12-10 . 2022-03-11.

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