This paper reports the first detection of Borrelia miyamotoi in UK Ixodes ricinus ticks. It also
reports on the presence and infection rates of I. ricinus for a number of other tick-borne …

ABSTRACT A total of 301 adult questing Ixodes ricinus ticks were collected at 15 different
locations along the south and east coasts of Sweden to determine the Borrelia genospecies …

In an effort to understand how a tick-borne pathogen adapts to the body louse, we
sequenced and compared the genomes of the recurrent fever agents Borrelia recurrentis …

Argas vespertilionis, an argasid tick associated with bats and bat habitats in Europe, Africa,
and Asia has been reported to bite humans; however, studies investigating the presence of …

The evolutionary ecology of many emerging infectious diseases, particularly vector-borne
zoonoses, is poorly understood. Here, we aim to develop a biological, process-based …

Lyme disease is a zoonosis transmitted by ticks and caused by the spirochete Borrelia
burgdorferi sensu lato. Epidemiological and ecological investigations to date have focused …

Birds are hosts for several zoonotic pathogens. Because of their high mobility, especially of
longdistance migrants, birds can disperse these pathogens, affecting their distribution and …

Ticks, as a group, are second only to mosquitoes as vectors of pathogens to humans and
are the primary vector for pathogens of livestock, companion animals, and wildlife. The role …

Lyme disease is the most prevalent vector-borne disease in North America and continues to
spread. The disease was first clinically described in the 1970s in Lyme, Connecticut, but the …

Borrelia burgdorferi, a pathogen transmitted by Ixodes ticks, is responsible for a prevalent
illness known as Lyme disease, and a vaccine for human use is unavailable. Recently …