Wild vertebrates are involved in the transmission cycles of numerous pathogens.
Additionally, they can affect the abundance of arthropod vectors. Urbanization, landscape …

Lyme borreliosis (LB) is the most commonly reported tick-borne disease in Germany. In 9/16
states, notification of erythema migrans (EM), acute neuroborreliosis (NB) and Lyme arthritis …

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

Background: Debates over whether climate change could lead to the amplification of Lyme
disease (LD) risk in the future have received much attention. Although recent large-scale …

Tick bites on humans can occur in a variety of habitats and may result in the transmission of
tick‐borne pathogens, such as the causative agent of Lyme borreliosis (LB), Borrelia …

Abstract Ixodid ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) are known as primary vectors of many pathogens
causing diseases in humans and animals. Ixodes ricinus is a common ectoparasite in …

Ixodes ricinus transmits bacterial, protozoal and viral pathogens, causing disease and
forming an increasing health concern in Europe. ANTIDotE is an European Commission …

Interactions between humans and ticks are often measured indirectly, using surveillance of
tick population abundance and pathogen prevalence, or reported human disease data. We …

Owing to the complex nature of vector-borne diseases (VBDs), whereby monitoring of
human case patients does not suffice, public health authorities experience challenges in …

Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is a growing public health problem with increasing incidence
and expanding risk areas. Improved prevention requires better understanding of the spatial …