Current status of vector-borne diseases in Croatia: Challenges and Future Prospects

T Vilibic-Cavlek, N Janev-Holcer, M Bogdanic… - Life, 2023 - mdpi.com
Different vector-borne pathogens are present or have (re-) emerged in Croatia. Flaviviruses
tick-borne encephalitis (TBEV), West Nile (WNV), and Usutu (USUV) are widely distributed …

Hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) associated with birds in Europe: Review of literature data

G Keve, AD Sándor, S Hornok - Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) are considered the most important transmitters of pathogens in
the temperate zone that covers most of Europe. In the era of climate change tick-borne …

[HTML][HTML] Geographical distribution of Dermacentor marginatus and Dermacentor reticulatus in Europe

F Rubel, K Brugger, M Pfeffer, L Chitimia-Dobler… - Ticks and tick-borne …, 2016 - Elsevier
The goal of this paper is to present up-to-date maps depicting the geographical distribution
of Dermacentor species in Europe based on georeferenced sampling sites. Therefore, a …

Hard Ticks (Acari: Ixodida: Ixodidae) Parasitizing Humans

AA Guglielmone, RG Robbins - Cham: Springer, 2018 - Springer
The hard tick family Ixodidae currently comprises 729 species worldwide, but information on
the species that feed on humans is scattered and often difficult to access. We have …

Prevalence and geographic distribution of vector-borne pathogens in apparently healthy dogs in Croatia

V Mrljak, J Kuleš, Ž Mihaljević, M Torti… - Vector-Borne and …, 2017 - liebertpub.com
Vector-borne pathogens (VBPs) are a group of globally extended and quickly spreading
pathogens that are transmitted by various arthropod vectors. The aim of the present study …

Emerging and neglected viruses of zoonotic importance in Croatia

T Vilibic-Cavlek, L Barbic, A Mrzljak, D Brnic… - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Several arboviruses have emerged in Croatia in recent years. Tick-borne encephalitis is
endemic in continental counties; however, new natural micro-foci have been detected. Two …

[HTML][HTML] Distribution of ticks in Bosnia and Herzegovina

J Omeragić, S Šerić–Haračić, DK Soldo, N Kapo… - Ticks and tick-borne …, 2022 - Elsevier
Ticks are one of the important groups of parasites, whose populations have increased in
Europe in the last 20 years and, as vectors of many emerging diseases, are a major threat to …

Detection of Bhanja Bandavirus in patients with neuroinvasive disease of unknown etiology in Croatia

T Vilibic-Cavlek, V Stevanovic, S Krcmar, V Savic… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: Although the Bhanja bandavirus (BHAV) is widely distributed in some
European countries, human infections are rarely reported. This study analyzed the …

DNA barcoding of hard ticks (Ixodidae), notes on distribution of vector species and new faunal record for Croatia

S Krčmar, A Klobučar, M Vucelja, M Boljfetić… - Ticks and Tick-Borne …, 2022 - Elsevier
Molecular methods are increasingly being utilized for accurate identification of ticks (Acari:
Ixodidae), especially in cases of morphologically highly similar species. In this study, we …

Molecular detection of Anaplasma platys, Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Wolbachia sp. but not Ehrlichia canis in Croatian dogs

D Huber, I Reil, S Duvnjak, D Jurković, D Lukačević… - Parasitology …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract The bacteria Anaplasma platys, Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Ehrlichia canis
are tick-borne agents that cause canine vector-borne disease. The prevalence of these …