A total of 691 questing adult ixodid ticks of the genera Ixodes, Haemaphysalis, Dermacentor,
and Rhipicephalus were tested by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and reverse line blot …

Ticks are vectors of many human and animal pathogens. The aim of this study was to screen
bacteria and protozoa from ticks infesting domestic animals and wildlife collected in central …

Background. A study on tick species characterization and tick borne pathogens detection
was performed by a survey conducted during 2012 and 2013 in the Viterbo province (Lazio …

Ticks may transmit a variety of human and animal pathogens. Prevalence of Borrelia spp.,
Rickettsia spp. and Anaplasma phagocytophilum in ticks has been monitored in the city of …

Abstract Background Rickettsiales (Rickettsia spp. and Anaplasma phagocytophilum)
transmitted by ticks are considered (re-) emerging pathogens posing a risk to public health …

Citizen science may be described as a research involving communities and individuals,
other than scientists. Following this approach, along with the evidence of a high prevalence …

Identifying Borrelia burgdorferi as the causative agent of Lyme disease in 1981 was a
watershed moment in understanding the major impact that tick-borne zoonoses can have on …

Background Borrelia miyamotoi is a relapsing fever Borrelia species transmitted by ticks of
the Ixodes ricinus complex. Human disease caused by B. miyamotoi was first described in …

The occurrence of tick-borne pathogens (TBPs) of human and veterinary interest was
studied in questing and feeding ticks collected from wild animals in a region in North …

Monitoring of tickborne diseases is critical for prevention and management. We analyzed
418 ticks removed from 359 patients during 2014–2021 in Marseille, France, for …