To provide data that can be used to inform treatment and prevention strategies for zoonotic
pathogens in animal and human populations, we assessed the occurrence of zoonotic …

Ticks are blood-feeding ectoparasites and major vectors of pathogens that cause infectious
diseases in humans and animals worldwide including mammals, birds and reptiles. Despite …

Lyme borreliosis is caused by the Gram-negative spirochetes Borrelia spp., particularly
Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex. The disease is transmitted through the bite of the …

Tick‐borne zoonoses are emerging globally due to changes in climate and land use. While
the zoonotic threats associated with ticks are well studied elsewhere, in Australia, the …

Little is known about the presence of vector-borne bacteria in southwest Madagascar.
Anthropogenic alteration of natural habitats represents an important driver for the …

Background Pediculus humanus, which includes two ecotypes (body and head lice), is an
obligate bloodsucking parasite that co-evolved with their human hosts over thousands of …

Efforts to safeguard human and animal health against ticks and tick-borne diseases are
principally reliant on careful surveillance. Within Singapore, the importance of ticks and tick …

Lyme borreliosis is a zoonotic tick-borne infection representing the most frequent vector-
borne disease in the northern hemisphere. The Mediterranean rim is generally described as …

Background Babesia gibsoni is the predominant tick-borne protozoan blood parasite
affecting dogs throughout the Oriental region. Babesia gibsoni is transmitted by …

Members of the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (Bbsl) complex are etiological agents of
Lyme disease (LD), and Borrelia miyamotoi is one of the relapsing fever Borrelia (RFB) …