Tick-borne diseases are a major threat to human and animal health. An increasing number
of natural habitats have been transformed into urban areas by human activity; hence, the …

The importance of Dermacentor spp. in the transmission of tick-borne pathogens is not well
recognized in Europe. To investigate the role of Dermacentor spp. in the transmission of tick …

Romania has a highly diverse tick fauna. Consequently, a high diversity of tick-transmitted
pathogens might be a potential threat to humans. However, only a limited number of tick …

In Europe, ixodid ticks are important arthropod vectors of human and animal pathogens, but
comprehensive studies of the prevalence of all relevant pathogens in Central Europe are …

Lyme borreliosis is a zoonotic tick-borne infection representing the most frequent vector-
borne disease in the northern hemisphere. The Mediterranean rim is generally described as …

Ticks harbor numerous pathogens of significance to human and animal health. A better
understanding of the pathogens carried by ticks in a given geographic area can alert health …

Background Tick-borne diseases are the most prevalent vector-borne diseases in Europe.
Knowledge on the incidence and clinical presentation of other tick-borne diseases than …

Abstract Background The common tick Ixodes ricinus and the taiga tick I. persulcatus are the
main tick vectors of Borrelia spirochaetes, TBE virus (TBEV) and of several other zoonotic …

Worldwide, many infections caused by viruses, bacteria or parasites are known to be tick-
transmitted zoonoses, ie infections transmitted from animals to humans. The present review …

Background Different tick species are able to transmit different pathogens, and tick-borne
diseases are of substantial concern worldwide for both humans and animals. Environmental …