Ticks are hematophagous ectoparasites capable of transmitting multiple human pathogens.
Environmental changes have supported the expansion of ticks into new geographical areas …

Rickettsiae include diverse Gram-negative microbial species that exhibit obligatory
intracellular lifecycles between mammalian hosts and arthropod vectors. Human infections …

Since its recognition in 1994 as the causative agent of human flea-borne spotted fever,
Rickettsia felis, has been detected worldwide in over 40 different arthropod species. The cat …

Rickettsia felis is an emerging etiological agent of rickettsioses worldwide. The cosmopolitan
cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis) is the primary vector of R. felis, but R. felis has also been …

Leprosy is a zoonosis in the southern United States involving humans and wild armadillos.
The majority of patients presenting with zoonotic strains of Mycobacterium leprae note …

Heritable symbionts are common among animals in nature, but the molecular mechanisms
underpinning symbiont invasions of host populations have been elusive. In this study, we …

Rickettsia species are bacteria that may cause multiple diseases in animals and humans,
via transmission through multiple arthropod vectors. Routine surveillance of Rickettsia spp …

This overview initially describes insect immune reactions and then brings together present
knowledge of the interactions of vector insects with their invading parasites and pathogens …

Among the Ctenocephalides felis felis-borne pathogens, Bartonella henselae, the main
aetiological agent of cat scratch disease (CSD), is of increasing comparative biomedical …

Background Ticks are blood-feeding significant arthropods that can harbour various
microorganisms, including pathogens that pose health risks to humans and animals. Tick …