蜱传病原体（TBP）可分为三类：细菌，寄生虫,和病毒。它们由各种各样的蜱物种传播，并引起各种各样的人类，动物,和人畜共患疾病。共发现148份有关野生动物蜱传病原体的出版物,报告了2000年至2021年2月期间来自35种蜱和17种野生动物宿主的85种病原体。报道的主要TBP是细菌来源的，包括支原体属。和立克次体。总共72.2％的TBP来自从野生动物收集的受感染的蜱。TBP阳性的主要蜱属是Ixodes。该属主要在西欧报道，这是大多数出版物的焦点(66.9%)。其次是Hyalomma属，主要报道在地中海沿岸的其他地区。据报道，这些TBP和TBP阳性蜱属来自总共17个野生动物宿主。报道的主要寄主是马鹿和野猪等游戏哺乳动物，但鸟类和啮齿动物等小型脊椎动物也被发现感染。148种出版物中,12.8%调查了地中海岛屿上的出版物，在那里的7个蜱属和11个野生动物宿主中报告了所有TBP的36.8%。在这些岛上报告的主要TBP阳性野生动物和tick属是鸟类和Hyalommaspp。尽管关注蜱的出版物比例很小，它们揭示了岛屿在监测野生动物TBP时的重要性。对于野生鸟类来说尤其如此，它们可能会沿着它们的迁移路径传播它们的蜱和TBP。
Tick-borne pathogens (TBPs) can be divided into three groups: bacteria, parasites, and viruses. They are transmitted by a wide range of tick species and cause a variety of human, animal, and zoonotic diseases. A total of 148 publications were found on tick-borne pathogens in wild animals, reporting on 85 species of pathogens from 35 tick species and 17 wild animal hosts between 2000 and February 2021. The main TBPs reported were of bacterial origin, including Anaplasma spp. and Rickettsia spp. A total of 72.2% of the TBPs came from infected ticks collected from wild animals. The main tick genus positive for TBPs was Ixodes. This genus was mainly reported in Western Europe, which was the focus of most of the publications (66.9%). It was followed by the Hyalomma genus, which was mainly reported in other areas of the Mediterranean Rim. These TBPs and TBP-positive tick genera were reported to have come from a total of 17 wild animal hosts. The main hosts reported were game mammals such as red deer and wild boars, but small vertebrates such as birds and rodents were also found to be infected. Of the 148 publications, 12.8% investigated publications on Mediterranean islands, and 36.8% of all the TBPs were reported in seven tick genera and 11 wild animal hosts there. The main TBP-positive wild animals and tick genera reported on these islands were birds and Hyalomma spp. Despite the small percentage of publications focusing on ticks, they reveal the importance of islands when monitoring TBPs in wild animals. This is especially true for wild birds, which may disseminate their ticks and TBPs along their migration path.
