Increases in tick-borne disease prevalence and transmission are important public health
issues. Efforts to control these emerging diseases are frustrated by the struggle to control tick …

Ticks are among the most important vectors of pathogens affecting humans and other
animals worldwide. They do not only carry pathogens however, as a diverse group of …

Among blood-sucking arthropods, ticks are recognized as being of prime global importance
because of their role as vectors of pathogens affecting human and animal health. Ticks carry …

The recent development of high‐throughput NGS technologies,(ie, next‐generation
sequencing) has highlighted the complexity of tick microbial communities—which include …

Lyme borreliosis (LB) and other Ixodes ricinus-borne diseases (TBDs) are diseases that
emerge from interactions of humans and domestic animals with infected ticks in nature …

More than 25% of human infectious diseases are vector-borne diseases (VBDs). These
diseases, caused by pathogens shared between animals and humans, are a growing threat …

Wild vertebrates are involved in the transmission cycles of numerous pathogens.
Additionally, they can affect the abundance of arthropod vectors. Urbanization, landscape …

Background Ixodes ricinus ticks are commonly encountered in either natural or urban areas,
contributing to Lyme disease agents Borreliella [(Borrelia burgdorferi (sensu lato)] spp. and …

Background Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is one tick-transmitted disease where the human
incidence has increased in some European regions during the last two decades. We aim to …

Background Babesia spp. are protozoan parasites of great medical and veterinary
importance, especially in the northern Hemisphere. Ticks are known vectors of Babesia spp …