Hyalomma ticks have appeared in Poland. Four specimens analysed as part of the National Ticking (Narodowe kleszczobranie) project contain the bacterium Rickettsia aeschlimannii, which belongs to the group of pathogenic microorganisms causing rickettsiosis in humans, a type of spotted fever. The tick research project is being conducted by scientists from the UW’s Faculty of Biology, … Continue reading An exotic tick species in Poland