Tick-borne diseases are common occurrences in both the medical and veterinary clinical
settings. In addition to the constraints related to their diagnosis and clinical management, the …

Tularaemia is a zoonotic disease caused by Francisella tularensis, a Gram-negative,
facultative intracellular bacterium. Typically, human and animal infections are caused by F …

The abundance and activity of ectoparasites and its hosts are affected by various abiotic
factors, such as climate and other organisms (predators, pathogens and competitors) …

Francisella tularensis is a Gram-negative, intracellular bacterium causing the zoonosis
tularemia. This highly infectious microorganism is considered a potential biological threat …

The bacterium Francisella tularensis causes the vector-borne zoonotic disease tularemia,
and may infect a wide range of hosts including invertebrates, mammals and birds …

Tularemia, also known as “rabbit fever,” is a zoonosis caused by the facultative intracellular,
gram-negative bacterium Francisella tularensis. Infection occurs through contact with …

The ixodid tick Haemaphysalis concinna Koch, 1844 is a proven vector of tick-borne
encephalitis (TBE) virus and Francisella tularensis, the causative agent of tularaemia. In the …

The antibiotic classes that are recommended for tularaemia treatment are the
aminoglycosides, the fluoroquinolones and the tetracyclines. However, cure rates vary …

Ixodes ricinus is the most important tick species in Europe as it is most widely distributed and
transmits the majority of tick-borne zoonotic pathogens. As limited data are available for …

Our understanding of the virulence and pathogenesis of Francisella spp. has significantly
advanced in recent years, including a new understanding that this organism can form …