During the early part of the 21st century, an unprecedented change in the status of vector-
borne disease in Europe has occurred. Invasive mosquitoes have become widely …

Landscape change and altered host abundance are major drivers of zoonotic pathogen
emergence. Conservation and biodiversity management of landscapes and vertebrate …

Lyme borreliosis is the most common zoonotic disease transmitted by ticks in Europe and
North America. Despite having multiple tick vectors, the causative agent, Borrelia burgdorferi …

Ticks are becoming increasingly recognised as important vectors of pathogens in urban and
peri-urban areas, including green space used for recreational activities. In the UK, the risk …

Ticks are known to transmit pathogens which threaten the health and welfare of companion
animals and man globally. In the present study, mainly adult ticks were collected from dogs …

Lyme disease is the most prevalent vector-borne disease in the temperate Northern
Hemisphere. The abundance of infected nymphal ticks is commonly used as a Lyme …

Zoonosesarecurrentlyconsideredasoneofth…. Zoonoses can be defined as any disease or
infection that is naturally transmissible from vertebrate or invertebrate animals to humans …

Background Lyme borreliosis and other tick-borne diseases emerge from increased
interactions between humans, other animals, and infected ticks. The risk of acquiring a tick …

Background Identifying the mechanisms driving disease risk is challenging for multi-host
pathogens, such as Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (sl), the tick-borne bacteria causing Lyme …

Ticks were collected during M arch–J uly 2015 from dogs by veterinarians throughout the UK
and used to estimate current prevalences and distributions of pathogens. DNA was …