High‐density populations of large ungulates are now widespread. However, the perception
of overabundance only appears when it produces a problem for humans, such as a loss of …

Babesiosis is an emerging tick-borne disease caused by intraerythrocytic protozoa that are
primarily transmitted by hard-bodied (ixodid) ticks and rarely through blood transfusion …

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

Introduction Leishmaniasis is a major public health problem and the second most lethal
parasitic disease in the world due to the lack of effective treatments and vaccines. Even …

The occurrence of tick-borne pathogens (TBPs) of human and veterinary interest was
studied in questing and feeding ticks collected from wild animals in a region in North …

Ticks are the main vectors for the transmission of bacterial, protist and viral pathogens in
Europe affecting wildlife and domestic animals. However, some of them are zoonotic and …

The aetiology and epidemiology of vector borne apicomplexan Babesia and Hepatozoon
and kinetoplastid Leishmania infantum infections in wildlife have not been explored in wide …

Micromammals have historically been recognized as highly contentious species in terms of
the maintenance and transmission of zoonotic pathogens to humans. Limited information is …

In Europe, Ixodes ricinus ticks transmit pathogens such as Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato
and tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV). In addition, there is evidence for transmission to …

Background Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is one tick-transmitted disease where the human
incidence has increased in some European regions during the last two decades. We aim to …