Ticks are hematophagous arthropods that can transmit, while they are feeding on hosts,
microorganisms that can cause diseases in humans or animals. The best known and most …

Background Babesia, a tick-borne genus of intraerythrocytic parasites, is understudied in
humans outside of established high-endemic areas. There is a paucity of data on Babesia in …

Objective: The aim of this seroepidemiological study was to determine the current
prevalence of antibodies against tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) in the representative …

Babesia divergens is the major causal agent of zoonotic human babesiosis across Europe.
Previously, we reported the detection of a B. divergens Asia lineage in wild sika deer …

Introduction: The main aim of this study is to determine the nature of the exposure of patients
presenting with polymorphic signs and symptoms to the parasite Babesia, through the study …

Lyme borreliosis (LB) is caused by spirochetes within the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato
complex and is the most common tick-transmitted disease in the northern hemisphere. The …

Context In France, during cyclic population surges, water voles, Arvicola terrestri, cause
extensive damage to mountain grassland. A working group consisting of researchers from …

Babesia and Tick-borne Encephalitis Virus (TBEV) are tick-borne pathogens with an
increasing interest in Sweden during the last decades. Babesia is an intraerythrocytic …

The tick Ixodes ricinus is the most important vector species of infectious diseases in
European France. Understanding its distribution, phenology, and host species use, along …

We compared the evidence presented recently that challenges the long-standing belief that,
in 1922, two French physicians reported the first case of neurological Lyme disease with a …