Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne disease and is caused by a group of bacteria
known as Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (sl) complex. Sharing the same genus as B …

The distribution and population size of the red sheep tick (Haemaphysalis punctata) are
increasing in Northern Europe, and in the United Kingdom reports of human biting by this …

Reptiles are hosts for various tick species and tick-associated organisms, many of which are
zoonotic. However, little is known about the presence and diversity of tick-borne bacteria …

Lyme borreliosis (or Lyme disease) has become a virtual household term to the exclusion of
other forgotten, emerging or re-emerging borreliae. We review current knowledge regarding …

Ticks are arachnid ectoparasites that rank second only to mosquitoes in the transmission of
human diseases including bacteria responsible for anaplasmosis, ehrlichiosis, spotted …

Abstract Globally, ticks (Acari: Ixodida) are one of the most important vectors of disease due
to their ability to transmit a wide variety of pathogenic bacteria, protozoa, and viruses during …

Background Ticks participate as arthropod vectors in the transmission of pathogenic
microorganisms to humans. Several tick-borne infections have reemerged, along with newly …

Molecular characterisation of microorganisms within the stump-tailed lizard tick, Amblyomma
albolimbatum, in Western Australia Page 1 Molecular characterisation of microorganisms …

Lyme disease is a tick-borne disease that is emerging in Canada. The disease is caused by
spirochetes of the Lyme borreliosis group, which is expanding as new species are …

Most bacteria found in ticks are not pathogenic to humans but coexist as endosymbionts and
may have effects on tick fitness and pathogen transmission. In this study, we cultured and …