Babesiosis in Southeastern, Central and Northeastern Europe: an emerging and re-emerging tick-borne disease of humans and animals

A Bajer, A Beck, R Beck, JM Behnke… - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
There is now considerable evidence that in Europe, babesiosis is an emerging infectious
disease, with some of the causative species spreading as a consequence of the increasing …

The Role of Ticks in the Emergence of Borrelia burgdorferi as a Zoonotic Pathogen and Its Vector Control: A Global Systemic Review

S Hussain, A Hussain, U Aziz, B Song, J Zeb, D George… - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Ticks are widely distributed across the globe, serving as hosts for numerous pathogens that
make them major contributors to zoonotic parasitosis. Borrelia burgdorferi is a bacterial …

The specificity of Babesia-tick vector interactions: recent advances and pitfalls in molecular and field studies

A Bajer, D Dwużnik-Szarek - Parasites & Vectors, 2021 - Springer
Background Babesia spp. are protozoan parasites of great medical and veterinary
importance, especially in the northern Hemisphere. Ticks are known vectors of Babesia spp …

Tick-Borne Pathogens, Babesia spp. and Borrelia burgdorferi sl, in Sled and Companion Dogs from Central and North-Eastern Europe

A Bajer, M Kowalec, VA Levytska, EJ Mierzejewska… - Pathogens, 2022 - mdpi.com
Ticks are important vectors of numerous pathogens of medical and veterinary significance.
The aim of the current study was to determine the prevalence of Babesia spp. and Borrelia …

Canine Babesiosis Caused by Large Babesia Species: Global Prevalence and Risk Factors—A Review

W Zygner, O Gójska-Zygner, J Bartosik, P Górski… - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Four species of large Babesia cause canine babesiosis (B. canis, B. rossi,
B. vogeli, and the informally named B. coco). Although canine babesiosis has a worldwide …

Role of zoo-housed animals in the ecology of ticks and tick-borne pathogens—a review

J Hrnková, I Schneiderová, M Golovchenko… - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Ticks are ubiquitous ectoparasites, feeding on representatives of all classes of terrestrial
vertebrates and transmitting numerous pathogens of high human and veterinary medical …

Tick-borne pathogens in ticks collected from wild ungulates in north-eastern Poland

MM Michalski, K Kubiak, M Szczotko, M Dmitryjuk - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
This study was carried out in north-eastern Poland during two hunting seasons between
2018 and 2020. Ticks (Ixodes ricinus and Dermacentor reticulatus) were removed from wild …

Update on prevalence of Babesia canis and Rickettsia spp. in adult and juvenile Dermacentor reticulatus ticks in the area of Poland (2016–2018)

D Dwużnik-Szarek, EJ Mierzejewska, D Kiewra… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Ornate dog tick, Dermacentor reticulatus is an important vector of Babesia canis, and
Rickettsia spp. and other pathogens of veterinary and public health interest. The current …

Tick-borne pathogens in questing adults Dermacentor reticulatus from the Eastern European population (north-eastern Poland)

K Kubiak, H Szymańska, J Dziekońska-Rynko… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Dermacentor reticulatus is tick species with an expanding geographical range in Europe,
which creates the possibility of spreading microorganisms of significant veterinary and …

Frequency of Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Borrelia spp., and coinfections in Ixodes ricinus ticks collected from dogs and cats in Germany

J Probst, A Springer, V Fingerle, C Strube - Parasites & Vectors, 2024 - Springer
Background Changing geographical and seasonal activity patterns of ticks may increase the
risk of tick infestation and tick-borne pathogen (TBP) transmission for both humans and …