Background Tick-transmitted rickettsial diseases, such as ehrlichiosis and spotted fever
rickettsiosis, are significant sources of morbidity and mortality in the southern United States …

Background Tick-borne infections are of emerging and increasing concern in the
Scandinavian countries Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Only few studies have investigated …

BACKGROUND: Lyme disease (LD) is caused by the tickborne bacterium Borrelia
burgdorferi and, in 2000, accounted for> 90% of all reported cases of vectorborne illness in …

The true extent of tick-borne disease (TBD) incidence and risk among humans is largely
unknown, posing significant public health challenges. This study offers an exploratory …

Objectives We evaluated changes in the testing menu, volume, and positivity rates for tick-
borne illnesses in a New England medical center over an 11-year time frame. Methods …

This study aimed to analyze human-biting Ixodes scapularis ticks submitted to TickReport
tick testing service from 2015–2019 in Massachusetts to (1) examine possible patterns of …

Misinformation about Lyme disease and other tick-transmitted pathogens circulates
frequently online and can compete with, or even overshadow, science-based guidance on …

Importance Tick-borne diseases (TBD), including spotted fever group rickettsiosis (SFGR),
ehrlichiosis, and, increasingly, Lyme disease, represent a substantial public health concern …

Since 1998, Lyme disease cases have increased in south-central Pennsylvania, which
includes Gettysburg National Military Park (NMP). Limited information is available about tick …

Aims Although tick‐borne disease (TBD) incidence has increased in the United States (US)
in the past decade, new evidence suggests that notifiable diseases surveillance records …