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 …

Anaplasma phagocytophilum is the agent of tick-borne fever, equine, canine and human
granulocytic anaplasmosis. The common route of A. phagocytophilum transmission is …

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

Ehrlichioses and anaplasmoses are caused by α-proteobacteria within the family of
Anaplasmataceae. These diseases have been known for a long time in veterinary medicine …

Anaplasma phagocytophilum causes a multi-organ non-specific febrile illness referred to as
human granulocytic anaplasmosis. The epidemiologic risk of the pathogen is …

Introduction: Tick-borne diseases such as Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and
ehrlichiosis are a significant concern for many thousands of workers who have frequent and …

INTRODUCTION: Forestry workers and other people who come into close contact with wild
animals, such as hunters, natural science researchers, game managers or mushroom/berry …

A large fraction of the forests in northern Belgium consists of homogeneous pine stands on
nutrient-poor and acid sandy soils. However, in common with many other parts of Europe …

Anaplasma phagocytophilum is an emerging pathogen of horses that is transmitted by
Ixodid ticks. Recent studies suggest that multiple strains of A. phagocytophilum may be …

Anaplasma phagocytophilum, which causes granulocytic anaplasmosis, and Borrelia
burgdorferi, the agent of Lyme borreliosis, are transmitted in multiple Holarctic regions by the …