Ixodes ricinus and Its Transmitted Pathogens in Urban and Peri-Urban Areas in Europe: New Hazards and Relevance for Public Health

A Rizzoli, C Silaghi, A Obiegala, I Rudolf… - Frontiers in public …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Tick-borne diseases represent major public and animal health issues worldwide. Ixodes
ricinus, primarily associated with deciduous and mixed forests, is the principal vector of …

Dermacentor reticulatus: a vector on the rise

G Földvári, P Široký, S Szekeres, G Majoros… - Parasites & vectors, 2016 - Springer
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 …

Tick-borne diseases and co-infection: Current considerations

SJ Cutler, M Vayssier-Taussat, A Estrada-Peña… - Ticks and tick-borne …, 2021 - Elsevier
Over recent years, a multitude of pathogens have been reported to be tick-borne. Given this,
it is unsurprising that these might co-exist within the same tick, however our understanding …

Pathogens vectored by the tick, Dermacentor reticulatus, in endemic regions and zones of expansion in Poland

EJ Mierzejewska, A Pawełczyk, M Radkowski… - Parasites & vectors, 2015 - Springer
Background Dermacentor reticulatus plays an important role in the maintenance of
pathogens of medical and veterinary importance in the environment. Currently two isolated …

[HTML][HTML] Geographical distribution, climate adaptation and vector competence of the Eurasian hard tick Haemaphysalis concinna

F Rubel, K Brugger, M Walter, JR Vogelgesang… - Ticks and tick-borne …, 2018 - Elsevier
The ixodid tick Haemaphysalis concinna Koch, 1844 is a proven vector of tick-borne
encephalitis (TBE) virus and Francisella tularensis, the causative agent of tularaemia. In the …

Novel foci of Dermacentor reticulatus ticks infected with Babesia canis and Babesia caballi in the Netherlands and in Belgium

F Jongejan, M Ringenier, M Putting, L Berger… - Parasites & vectors, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Background Autochthonous populations of Dermacentor reticulatus ticks in the
Netherlands were discovered after fatal cases of babesiosis occurred in resident dogs in …

The specificity of Babesia-tick vector interactions: recent advances and pitfalls in molecular and field studies

A Bajer, D Dwużnik-Szarek - Parasites & Vectors, 2021 - Springer
Background Babesia spp. are protozoan parasites of great medical and veterinary
importance, especially in the northern Hemisphere. Ticks are known vectors of Babesia spp …

Babesia spp. in ticks and wildlife in different habitat types of Slovakia

Z Hamšíková, M Kazimírová, D Haruštiaková… - Parasites & …, 2016 - Springer
Background Babesiosis is an emerging and potentially zoonotic disease caused by tick-
borne piroplasmids of the Babesia genus. New genetic variants of piroplasmids with …

Global Distribution of Babesia Species in Questing Ticks: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Based on Published Literature

TGE Onyiche, C Răileanu, S Fischer, C Silaghi - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Babesiosis caused by the Babesia species is a parasitic tick-borne disease. It threatens
many mammalian species and is transmitted through infected ixodid ticks. To date, the …

Ticks and their epidemiological role in Slovakia: From the past till present

M Stanko, M Derdáková, E Špitalská, M Kazimírová - Biologia, 2022 - Springer
In Slovakia, 22 tick species have been found to occur to date. Among them, Ixodes ricinus,
Dermacentor reticulatus, D. marginatus and marginally Haemaphysalis concinna, H. inermis …