Zoonotic diseases are major causes of infection related morbidity and mortality worldwide.
Of the various arthropods capable of transmitting pathogens that cause such diseases to …

Despite improvements in prevention, diagnosis and treatment, Lyme borreliosis (LB) is still
the most common arthropod-borne disease in temperate regions of the northern …

Introduction Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (Bb) infection, the most frequent tick-transmitted
disease, is distributed worldwide. This study aimed to describe the global seroprevalence …

In Europe, ixodid ticks are important arthropod vectors of human and animal pathogens, but
comprehensive studies of the prevalence of all relevant pathogens in Central Europe are …

Background: Lyme borreliosis (LB), a tick bite-transmitted infection caused by Borrelia
burgdorferi sensu lato (Bbsl) complex spirochetes, is the most common tickborne disease in …

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a fecally and orally transmitted human pathogen of worldwide
distribution. In industrial countries, HEV is observed in an increasing number of …

Background Lyme borreliosis (LB) caused by spirochetes of the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu
lato complex is the most common tick-borne disease in the northern hemisphere. Data on …

Lyme disease is a bacterial infection spread through the bite of an infected tick. In the last
few decades, the number and spatial reach of new cases has increased globally and in the …

Background As forest is the preferred environment for ticks, forestry workers are exposed to
tick bites and tick-borne diseases. We assessed the seroprevalence of anti-Borrelia …

10 years of surveillance of human tularaemia in France Page 1 1 www.eurosurveillance.org
Surveillance and outbreak reports 10 years of surveillance of human tularaemia in France A …