Dermacentor reticulatus is a hard tick species with extraordinary biological features. It has a
high reproduction rate, a rapid developmental cycle, and is also able to overcome years of …

Over the last few decades, the world has witnessed radical changes in climate, landscape,
and ecosystems. These events, together with other factors such as increasing illegal wildlife …

Background Canine hepatozoonosis caused by Hepatozoon canis is a common infection in
dogs, with frequent case reports from the Mediterranean region and more recently from …

Abstract Background Red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) have recently been recognized as potential
reservoirs of several vector-borne pathogens and a source of infection for domestic dogs …

Austria's mammalian wildlife comprises a large variety of species, acting and interacting in
different ways as reservoir and intermediate and definitive hosts for different pathogens that …

Mesocarnivores are small-or mid-sized carnivore species that display a variety of ecologies
and behaviours. In Europe, wild mesocarnivores are represented by the red fox (Vulpes …

Background Hepatozoon spp. are tick-borne parasites causing subclinical to clinical disease
in wild and domestic animals. Aim of this study was to determine Hepatozoon prevalence …

The golden jackal (Canis aureus) is a species under significant and fast geographic
expansion. Various parasites are known from golden jackals across their geographic range …

Published data on tick-borne pathogens (TBPs) in camels worldwide have been collected to
provide an overview of the global prevalence and species diversity of camelid TBPs. Several …

The red fox (Vulpes vulpes) is known to be a reservoir host of various vector-borne
protozoan parasites. Yet, the impact of these parasitic infections on the health status of the …