More than 25% of human infectious diseases are vector-borne diseases (VBDs). These
diseases, caused by pathogens shared between animals and humans, are a growing threat …

In March 2020, following the annual International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV)
ratification vote on newly proposed taxa, the phylum Negarnaviricota was amended and …

Where ticks are found, tick-borne diseases can present a threat to human and animal health.
The aetiology of many of these important diseases, including Lyme disease, bovine …

The increasing prevalence and expanding distribution of tick-borne viruses globally have
raised health concerns, but the full repertoire of the tick virome has not been assessed. We …

In March 2021, following the annual International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV)
ratification vote on newly proposed taxa, the phylum Negarnaviricota was amended and …

Understanding the microbiome of ticks in Australia is of considerable interest given the
ongoing debate over whether Lyme disease and its causative agent, the bacterium Borrelia …

Mosquitoes harbor an extensive diversity of 'insect-specific'RNA viruses in addition to those
important to human and animal health. However, because most studies of the mosquito …

Ticks are vectors of a wide variety of pathogens that are implicated in mild to severe disease
in humans and other animals. Nonetheless, the full range of tick-borne pathogens is …

Ticks carry a wide range of known human and animal pathogens and are postulated to carry
others with the potential to cause disease. Here we report a discovery effort wherein …

Ticks are ectoparasites spread worldwide and are well known as vectors of many viruses of
great importance to human and animal health. However, the viral diversity in ticks is still …