A systematic review of the occurrence of Hyalomma ticks associated with birds migrating between Africa and the Northern Hemisphere
This review underscores the role of migratory bird species in spreading Hyalomma ticks across the Northern Hemisphere and highlights their potential as an early warning system for CCHF outbreaks. This study demonstrates the need to integrate migratory birds into CCHF surveillance systems as sentinels of Hyalomma tick dispersal, providing a reference framework for monitoring tick-borne risks along avian migration routes.
Authors
- M Koopmans
- Simona Imperio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9982-205X)
- Hein Sprong
- Reina S. Sikkema (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7331-6274)
- Diego Rubolini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2703-5783)
- Panjun Gao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5616-1047)
- Sara Epis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8807-4802)
- Jacopo Giuseppe Cecere (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4925-2730)
- Elisa Mancuso (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6760-0404)
- Ruobing Zhou
- H. van der Jeugd
- Federica Monaco
- Qiyong Liu
Institutions
- University of Milan (IT)
- Istituto Superiore di Sanità (IT)
- Erasmus MC (NL)
- Maastricht University (NL)
- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (NL)
- Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NL)
- Department of Health (TW)
- Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale (IT)
- Department of Health Services (NP)
- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise G. Caporale (IT)
- National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention (CN)
- Ministry of Education (ET)
- Erasmus University Rotterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Parasites & Vectors
- Published
- 2026-01-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-025-07222-y
- Primary Topic
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00