The popular, but rarely documented, view in Britain is that ticks have increased in
distribution and abundance over recent years. To assess this, we gathered evidence for …

Abstract Public Health England's passive Tick Surveillance Scheme (TSS) records the
distribution, seasonality and host associations of ticks submitted from across the United …

Current concerns over the potential impacts of climate change and the increased movement
between countries of people and companion animals on the distribution of ectoparasites …

Background Recent changes in the distribution of tick vectors and the incidence of tick-borne
disease, driven variously by factors such as climate change, habitat modification, increasing …

The ability for public/veterinary health agencies to assess the risks posed by tick-borne
pathogens is reliant on an understanding of the main tick vector species. Crucially, the …

The sheep tick Ixodes ricinus (L.)(Acari: Ixodidae) is an ectoparasite of major economic and
pathogenic importance in Scotland. Its distribution in the Scottish uplands is assumed to be …

The species of ixodid ticks, attached to dogs and cats presented to veterinary practices in
Great Britain and Ireland were identified. Most host animals carried only one tick species …

Introduction The most abundant and widespread tick species in Great Britain, Ixodes ricinus,
is responsible for the transmission of a range of pathogens that cause disease in livestock …

Background Ticks are among the most important vectors of pathogens affecting companion
animals, and also cause health problems such as tick paralysis, anaemia, dermatitis, and …

The geographical distribution and density of Ixodes ricinus (L.) in the 2 northern regions,
Svealand and Norrland, in Sweden were studied by using a questionnaire in Swedish …