Tick-borne diseases represent major public and animal health issues worldwide. Ixodes
ricinus, primarily associated with deciduous and mixed forests, is the principal vector of …

Ticks have always been a part of fauna in and around human settlements, and their
significance changed concurrently with the enlargement of settlements and their …

ABSTRACT In Europe, Borrelia burgdorferi genospecies causing Lyme borreliosis are
mainly transmitted by the tick Ixodes ricinus. Since its discovery, B. burgdorferi has been the …

To assess the incidence of Lyme borreliosis in Central Europe, a 12-month, prospective,
population-based surveillance study of Lyme borreliosis was conducted in the Würzburg …

The abundance of the tick Ixodes ricinus (L.) and the infection rate of ticks with Borrelia
burgdorferi (Johnson et al.) were compared on either side of a deer fence in a forest park in …

Abstract Ticks (Ixodida: Argasidae, Ixodidae) are the main arthropod vectors of disease in
Central Europe, including Germany. One species, Ixodes ricinus, dominates the tick fauna …

Abstract Background Throughout Europe, Ixodes ricinus transmits numerous pathogens. Its
widespread distribution is not limited to rural but also includes urbanized areas. To date …

Lyme borreliosis, an infection caused by the tick-borne spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi, is a
major health problem for populations in areas of endemicity in the Northern Hemisphere. In …

To date Borrelia lusitaniae is the only genospecies of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato
isolated from Ixodes ricinus ticks collected in Portugal and Tunisia. This suggests that the …

In Poland, tick-borne diseases constitute the majority of diseases related to exposure to
biological agents with a predominance of Lyme borreliosis; therefore, research on ticks as a …