Tick-borne rickettsioses are caused by obligate intracellular bacteria belonging to the
spotted fever group of the genus Rickettsia. These zoonoses are among the oldest known …

Zoonotic diseases are major causes of infection related morbidity and mortality worldwide.
Of the various arthropods capable of transmitting pathogens that cause such diseases to …

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 …

Rickettsiae are obligate intracellular bacteria that can cause mild to life-threatening
diseases, including epidemic typhus, one of the oldest pernicious diseases of mankind …

Bats have received considerable recent attention for infectious disease research because of
their potential to host and transmit viruses, including Ebola, Hendra, Nipah, and multiple …

Background In recent years, the scope and importance of emergent vector-borne diseases
has increased dramatically. In Algeria, only limited information is currently available …

Humans have shared buildings with bats for thousands of years, probably as early as first
humans built primitive huts. Indeed, many bat species can be defined as synanthropic, ie …

Lyme borreliosis (or Lyme disease) has become a virtual household term to the exclusion of
other forgotten, emerging or re-emerging borreliae. We review current knowledge regarding …

The prediction of viral zoonosis epidemics has become a major public health issue. A
profound understanding of the viral population in key animal species acting as reservoirs …

Rickettsioses are among the oldest known infectious diseases. In spite of this, and of the
extensive research carried out, many aspects of the biology and epidemiology of tick-borne …