Background Raising abundance of ticks and tick-borne diseases in Europe is the result of
multiple factors including climate changes and human activities. Herein, we investigated the …

Abstract Background Questing Ixodes ricinus ticks were collected in two urban parks
(Železná studienka and Horský park) of the capital city of Slovakia, Bratislava, during two …

Tick-borne diseases are a major threat to human and animal health. An increasing number
of natural habitats have been transformed into urban areas by human activity; hence, the …

In May 1996, 164 pooled and single samples containing 913 larvae, nymphs and adults of
Ixodes ricinus from urban, suburban and wooded biotopes of southern Poland were …

Ixodes ricinus is a vector of microbial pathogens of medical and veterinary importance in
Europe. Recently, increasing abundance of ticks has been observed in urban and suburban …

Lyme borreliosis (LB) is the most prevalent tick-borne human infection in Europe, with
increasing incidence during the latest decades. Abundant populations of Ixodes ricinus, the …

Background Almost 3500 tick samples, originally collected via a nationwide citizen science
campaign in 2015, were screened to reveal the prevalence and distribution of a wide …

Ixodes ricinus is the most widely distributed tick species in Europe. Mainly deciduous and
mixed forests, pastures, and urban parks are habitats preferred by this species. I. ricinus …

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 …

Environmental factors may drive tick ecology and therefore tick-borne pathogen (TBP)
epidemiology, which determines the risk to animals and humans of becoming infected by …