Pathogen discovery contributes to our knowledge of bat-borne viruses and is linked to the
heightened interest globally in bats as recognised reservoirs of zoonotic agents. The …

Members of the genus Borrelia are among the most common infectious agents causing tick-
borne disease in humans worldwide. Here, we developed a Light Upon eXtension (LUX) …

Bats in the EU have been associated with several zoonotic viral pathogens of significance to
both human and animal health. Virus discovery continues to expand the existing …

Borrelia hermsii is the most common cause of tickborne relapsing fever in North America.
DNA sequences of the 16S–23S rDNA noncoding intergenic spacer (IGS) region were …

The genus Borrelia is arthropod‐borne infectious agents in vertebrates, and is classified into
Lyme disease (LD) Borrelia spp. and Relapsing fever (RF) Borrelia spp. In addition to these …

Abstract During February 2018–January 2019, we conducted large-scale surveillance for
the presence and prevalence of tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) and louping ill virus …

Here, we analyze the complete coding sequences of all recognized tick-borne flavivirus
species, including Gadgets Gully, Royal Farm and Karshi virus, seabird-associated …

To evaluate the importance of vertebrate species as tick hosts and as reservoir hosts in two
endemic areas for Lyme borreliosis in Switzerland, we applied molecular methods for the …

There are 17 human-biting ticks known in Australia. The bites of Ixodes holocyclus,
Ornithodoros capensis, and Ornithodoros gurneyi can cause paralysis, inflammation, and …

Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterial pathogen responsible for Lyme disease, modulates its
gene expression profile in response to the environments encountered throughout its tick …