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

Ticks are important vectors of emerging and re-emerging zoonoses, the majority of which
originate from wildlife. In recent times, this has become a global public health concern that …

Tick-borne pathogens in Thailand can cause diseases that result in productivity and
economic losses in the livestock sector as well as cause debilitating illnesses in humans …

Increases in tick-borne disease prevalence and transmission are important public health
issues. Efforts to control these emerging diseases are frustrated by the struggle to control tick …

Tick-borne rickettsioses are caused by obligate intracellular bacteria belonging to the
spotted fever group of the genus Rickettsia. These zoonoses are among the oldest known …

Ticks are a significant group of arthropod vectors that transmit a large variety of pathogens
responsible for human and animal diseases worldwide. Ticks are the second biggest …

Summary The prevalence of Anaplasma, Ehrlichia, Rickettsia and Babesia/Theileria species
was analysed in questing and feeding adult ticks in Sicily. A total of 678 ticks were collected …

Background Ticks are important arthropod vectors that transmit pathogens to humans and
animals. Owing to favourable climatic and environmental conditions, along with animal …

Ticks are the most important vectors of human pathogens, leading to increased public health
burdens worldwide. Tick-borne pathogens include viruses (eg tick-borne encephalitis and …

It is vital to understand ticks and tick-borne pathogens as well as their impact on humans.
This book is intended for students in parasitology, biologists, parasitologists involved in …