title: [Parasitic horse ticks in Italy. Observations on their distribution and pathogenic role].
abstract: The following 13 species of ticks, belonging to Ixodidae family, were recorded in Italy on horse (Equus caballus) since 1931: Ixodes ricinus, I. gibbosus, Haemaphysalis inermis, H. parva, H. punctata, H. sulcata, Dermacentor marginatus, Rhipicephalus sanguineus, Rh. bursa, Rh. turanicus, Hyalomma marginatum, Hy. detritum, Boophilus annulatus. The regional distribution and the role of the species in the transmission of pathogens are reported.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio di Parassitologia, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Roma.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Khoury
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Manilla
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maroli
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001096:Arachnid Vectors; D001403:Babesia; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission*; D006736:Horses / Q000469:parasitology*; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D012287:Rickettsiaceae; D013984:Tick Infestations / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013987:Ticks
vernacular_title: Le zecche parassite del cavallo in Italia. Osservazioni sulla distribuzione e sul ruolo patogeno.