Beside mosquitoes, ticks are well-known vectors of different human pathogens. In the
Northern Hemisphere, Lyme borreliosis (Eurasia, LB) or Lyme disease (North America, LD) …

The hard tick family Ixodidae currently comprises 762 species worldwide, but an analysis of
the occurrence of these species in the worlds countries, territories, zoogeographic regions …

A considerable range expansion of Dermacentor reticulatus has been observed in several
European countries, which is concerning in the light of its vector function for several …

Ticks carry numerous pathogens that, if transmitted, can cause disease in susceptible
humans and animals. The present study describes our approach on how to investigate …

Background Endemic and imported vector-and rodent-borne infectious agents can be linked
to high morbidity and mortality. Therefore, vector-and rodent-borne human diseases and the …

Rickettsiae of the spotted fever group (SFG) are zoonotic tick-borne pathogens. Small
mammals are important hosts for the immature life stages of two of the most common tick …

Abstract Background In Europe, canine babesiosis is most frequently caused by Babesia
canis and Babesia vogeli, and occasionally by Babesia gibsoni.. In Germany, B. canis is …

Background Ixodid ticks from the Northern Hemisphere have registered a northward
expansion in recent years, and Dermacentor reticulatus is such an example in Europe, its …

Objectives Three species of protozoal Hepatozoon species (H felis, H canis and H silvestris)
are known to infect cats in Europe. The objective of this study was to determine the …

Models can be applied to extrapolate consequences of climate change for complex
ecological systems in the future. The acknowledged systems' behaviour at present is …