[Ixodes ricinus, Haemaphysalis concinna and Dermacentor reticulatus (Ixodida, Ixodidae) in the East German district of Leipzig].

Abstract

Haemaphysalis concinna and Dermacentor reticulatus mostly occur in narrow-limited humid biotopes of certain landscapes, whereas Ixodes ricinus--as wellknown--occurs more or less occupying the whole territory in kind of a mosaic; in regard of epidemiological questions at least, such a distribution may be resumed for Ixodes ricinus. Haemaphysalis concinna nearly regularly may be found in certain biotopes. Considering the possible role of Haemaphysalis concinna and Dermacentor reticulatus as vectors and reservoirs of transmissive agents special attention is paid to the transmitting of tick-borne borreliosis.