This book includes descriptive keys for identifying every stage of all the species of ticks
reported in Europe and northern Africa. It includes descriptive texts on the ecology and …

In the Mediterranean basin, the tick species Hyalomma lusitanicum Koch stands out among
other species of the Hyalomma genus due to its wide distribution, and there is great concern …

Background The distributions of ticks and tick-borne pathogens are thought to have changed
rapidly over the last two decades, with their ranges expanding into new regions. This …

The hard tick family Ixodidae currently comprises 729 species worldwide, but information on
the species that feed on humans is scattered and often difficult to access. We have …

An updated and increased compilation of georeferenced tick locations in Germany is
presented here. This data collection extends the dataset published some years ago by …

While tick-borne zoonoses, such as Lyme disease and tick-borne encephalitis, present an
increasing global concern, knowledge of their vectors' distribution remains limited …

Rickettsia spp. associated with ticks infesting wild animals have been mostly neglected in
several countries, including Pakistan. To address this knowledge gap, ticks were collected …

Materials and Methods: A total of 113 blood samples from camels and 190 adult ticks were
investigated for the infection with C. burnetii by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and …

In Uganda, the role of ticks in zoonotic disease transmission is not well described, partly,
due to limited available information on tick diversity. This study aimed to identify the tick …

Ticks are important vectors of emerging health problems in humans and animals. We
conducted several field surveillances to investigate the fauna of hard ticks on domestic …