Infektološki glasnik, Vol. 39 No. 2, 2019.
Izvorni znanstveni članak
https://doi.org/10.37797/ig.39.2.1
Monitoring of Hard Ticks at Urban Recreational Sites in the City of Zagreb from 2016 to 2018
Marko Vucelja
; Department of Forest Protection and Wildlife Management, Faculty of Forestry, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Linda Bjedov
; Department of Forest Protection and Wildlife Management, Faculty of Forestry, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Marko Boljfetić
; Andrija Štampar Teaching Institute of Public Health, Zagreb, Croatia
Ana Klobučar
; Andrija Štampar Teaching Institute of Public Health, Zagreb, Croatia
Stjepan Krčmar
; Department of Biology, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Croatia
Svjetlana Borak
; Hrvatske šume, Ltd., Branch office Koprivnica, Croatia
Magdalena Modrić
; Hrvatske šume, Ltd, Branch office Zagreb, Croatia
Karin Juričić
; Komunalno društvo Čistoća Ltd., Rijeka, Croatia
Vanja Peleš
; Subcraft d.o.o., Zagreb, Croatia
Josip Margaletić
; Department of Forest Protection and Wildlife Management, Faculty of Forestry, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Tatjana Vilibić-Čavlek
; Department of Virology, Croatian institute of Public Health, Zagreb, Croatia
Sažetak
As tick-borne disease incidence and distribution is increasing worldwide, there is a true need for better understanding of the distributional ecology of their vectors. The aim of this study was to determine the diversity of hard ticks fauna (Acari: Ixodidae) and their seasonal dynamics in different habitats at three urban recreational sites in Croatia's capital, the City of Zagreb known as the natural foci of Lyme borreliosis and tick borne encephalitis. Within a three-year period (2016 - 2018), the only species detected was Ixodes ricinus Linnaeus, 1758. Using flag dragging method 506 ticks were sampled; 273 (54%) in their nymphal stage, 166 (33%) as larvae and 64 (13%) as adults. The highest abundance of ticks was recorded at forest habitat. Seasonal activity showed their peaks at midspring and midsummer. Continuous monitoring of hard tick population in urban areas should and could become a standard method of tick-borne diseases prevention.
Ključne riječi
hard ticks; Zagreb; Croatia; Ixodes ricinus; monitoring
Hrčak ID:
237685
URI
Datum izdavanja:
13.5.2020.
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