Ticks are a major group of arthropod vectors, characterized by the diversity of pathogens
they transmit, by their impact on human and animal health, and by their socioeconomic …

Lyme borreliosis (LB) and other Ixodes ricinus-borne diseases (TBDs) are diseases that
emerge from interactions of humans and domestic animals with infected ticks in nature …

Background Rodents are considered to contribute strongly to the risk of tick-borne diseases
by feeding Ixodes ricinus larvae and by acting as amplifying hosts for pathogens. Here, we …

Abstract 'Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis' is an uncultured emerging bacterium that is
provisionally included in the family Anaplasmataceae. In Europe, it is transmitted by Ixodes …

Background Tick-borne diseases are the most prevalent vector-borne diseases in Europe.
Knowledge on the incidence and clinical presentation of other tick-borne diseases than …

Abstract Background European hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) are urban dwellers and
host both Ixodes ricinus and Ixodes hexagonus. These ticks transmit several zoonotic …

In 2015 a long-term, nationwide tick and tick-borne pathogen (TBP) monitoring project was
started by the Finnish Tick Project and the Finnish Research Station network (RESTAT), with …

Abstract Background The Ixodes pavlovskyi tick species, a member of the I. persulcatus/I.
ricinus group, was discovered in the middle of the 20 th century in the Russian Far East …

Ticks and tick transmitted infectious agents are increasing global public health threats due to
increasing abundance, expanding geographic ranges of vectors and pathogens, and …

Background Microbial communities can affect disease risk by interfering with the
transmission or maintenance of pathogens in blood-feeding arthropods. Here, we …