Background The universal nature of the human–companion animal relationship and their
shared ticks and tick-borne pathogens offers an opportunity for improving public and …

In Europe, 6 of the 11 genospecies of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato are prevalent in
questing Ixodes ricinus ticks. In most parts of Central Europe, B. afzelii, B. garinii, and B …

To obtain initial data on Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (Spirochaetales: Spirochaetaceae) in
Ixodes ricinus (Ixodida: Ixodidae) ticks in Hamburg, Germany, 1400 questing ticks were …

Invasive vertebrate species can act as hosts for endemic pathogens and may alter pathogen
community composition and dynamics. For the zoonotic pathogen Borrelia burgdorferi sensu …

Ixodes ricinus ticks infected with Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato were numerous on the
edges of paths and roads in a recreational park in south-western Ireland. The abundance of …

Studies have revealed that Ixodes ricinus (Acari: Ixodidae) have become more abundant
and their geographical distribution extended northwards in some Nordic countries during the …

Despite the increasingly recognized eco-epidemiological importance of ticks as vectors for
numerous zoonotic pathogens in urban areas, data regarding the pathogen diversity and co …

Questing Ixodes ricinus L. ticks were collected monthly from 2003 to 2005 on the north-and
south-facing slopes of Chaumont Mountain in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, at altitudes varying …

Over the past two decades, the northward spread of Ixodes scapularis across Ontario,
Canada, has accelerated and the risk of Lyme disease has increased. Active surveillance is …

The blacklegged tick Ixodes scapularis is the primary vector of the most prevalent vector-
borne zoonosis in North America, Lyme disease (LD). Enzootic maintenance of the …