Summary
1. Haemaphysalis (Aboimisalis) punctata tick is a widely distributed species in palaerarctic region. In Slovakia it occurs in region approximately limited with annual isotherms 7–9° C and isohyets 650–1000 mm.
2. It seems that birds and small mammals are very frequent hosts of immature stages of H. punctata. For adults very important hosts are grazing domestic animals and free living Artiodactyla. Nymphs and adults only infrequently attach to man.
3. H. punctata is known as reservoir and vector of tickborne spotted typhus Rickettsia siberica, Q fever and possible vector of Bhanja-virus, Tribeč-virus, and tickborne encephalitis virus. It transmits also Babesia bigeminum, Theileria mutans, Brucella melitensis, and probably louping-ill virus.
Zusammenfassung
1. Die Zecke Haemaphysalis punctata ist eine in der palaearktischen Region weitverbreitete Art. In der Slovakei ist das Auftreten durch die Jahresisotherme von 7–9° C und einen Niederschlag von 650–1000 mm begrenzt.
2. Es scheint, daß Vögel und Kleinsäuger sehr häufig Wirte für unreife Stadien darstellen. Sehr wichtige Wirte für Adulte sind herbivore Haustiere und freilebende Artiodactyla. Nymphen und Adulte saugen gelegentlich an Menschen.
3. H. punctata ist als Reservoir und Überträger von Rickettsia siberica, Q Fieber und wahrscheinlich als Überträger des Bhanja-Virus, Tribeč-Virus und Zeckenencephalitis-Virus bekannt. Sie überträgt auch Babesia bigeminum, Theileria mutans, Brucella melitensis und wahrscheinlich den louping-ill Erreger.
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Nosek, J. The ecology, bionomics, and behaviour of Haemaphysalis (Aboimisalis) punctata tick in central Europe. Z. F. Parasitenkunde 37, 198–210 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00259499
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