Evidence climate change is impacting ticks and tick-borne infections is generally lacking.
This is primarily because, in most parts of the world, there are no long-term and replicated …

Ticks are important human and animal parasites and vectors of many infectious disease
agents. Control of tick activity is an effective tool to reduce the risk of contracting tick …

Climate change has had a major impact on seasonal weather patterns, resulting in marked
phenological changes in a wide range of taxa. However, empirical studies of how changes …

Background Ticks are responsible for transmitting several notable pathogens worldwide.
Finland lies in a zone where two human-biting tick species co-occur: Ixodes ricinus and …

Abstract Background Hard ticks (Ixodidae) are hematophagous ectoparasites that transmit
various pathogens to a variety of hosts including humans. Transhumant herds have been …

Background Several ungulate species are feeding and propagation hosts for the tick Ixodes
ricinus as well as hosts to a wide range of zoonotic pathogens. Here, we focus on …

Many zoonotic diseases are weather sensitive, raising concern how their distribution and
outbreaks will be affected by climate change. At northern high latitudes, the effect of global …

Background Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is a disease which can lead to severe
neurological symptoms, caused by the TBE virus (TBEV). The natural transmission cycle …

Most tick‐related studies in Europe have been conducted in nonurban areas, but ticks and
tick‐borne pathogens also occur in urban green spaces. From a public health perspective …

Ticks and tick-borne diseases (TTBD) are constraints to the development of livestock and
induce potential human health problems. The worldwide distribution of ticks is not …