Ixodes ricinus ticks are considered as the vector of the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato
complex in urban areas, including city parks and green recreational areas. The aim of the …

In this study 1,868 questing Ixodes ricinus ticks (nymphs and adults), collected in six sites
from three counties—Giurgiu, Sibiu, and Tulcea—in Romania, were examined by …

Ticks, such as Ixodes ricinus and Dermacentor reticulatus, act as vectors for multiple
pathogens posing a threat to both human and animal health. As the process of urbanization …

The aim of performed studies was to recognize the distribution of Coxiella burnetii and
Borrelia burgdorferi infected ticks in Poland. The 1580 ticks infesting animals and humans …

Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (sl) causes the most common tick-borne infection in Europe,
with Germany being amongst the countries with the highest incidences in humans. This …

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 …

Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (sl), the aethiological agent of the zoonosis Lyme borrelosis
(LB) is transmitted by ticks Ixodes ricinus. Distributed virtually throughout Eurasia and N …

Bats comprise one quarter of the world's mammal species. In Europe, three nidicolous
Ixodes tick species, I. vespertilionis, I. simplex and I. ariadnae are specifically associated …

The aim of this preliminary study was to estimate the risk of infection of Ixodes ricinus ticks by
the agent of Lyme disease--Borrelia burgdorferi sl (Acari: Ixodidae). Ticks were collected …

Background Estonia is located in a unique area of co-distribution of Ixodes ricinus and I.
persulcatus, which are the main tick vectors of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato. In the last …