The tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) is the arboviral etiological agent of tick-borne
encephalitis (TBE), considered to be one of the most important tick-borne viral diseases in …

In the United States (US), tick-borne diseases (TBDs) have more than doubled in the past
fifteen years and are a major contributor to the overall burden of vector-borne diseases. The …

Ticks are blood-feeding arthropods responsible for the transmission of disease-causing
pathogens to a wide range of vertebrate hosts, including livestock and humans. Tick-borne …

Background Lyme disease (LD) and other tick-borne diseases are emerging across
Canada. Spatial and temporal LD risk is typically estimated using acarological surveillance …

Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (Bb) are a complex of bacteria genospecies that can cause
Lyme disease (LD) in humans after the bite of an infected Ixodes spp. vector tick. In Canada …

Immunisation of livestock with high-quality vaccines and the use of acaricides are highly
ranked tick control strategies worldwide. However, the effects of coupling livestock …

The central nervous system of hard ticks (Ixodidae) consists of a concentrated merged nerve
mass known as the synganglion. Although knowledge of tick neurobiology has dramatically …

Tickborne diseases are a significant public health problem in the United States and
worldwide. Ticks are obligate blood-feeding arthropods; an ixodid tick must remain attached …

Glial cells, such as oligodendrocytes, Schwann cells, NG2 glia, astrocytes, and microglia,
play a major role in the homeostasis of the nervous system, including the myelin sheath …

Nature provides many benefits for human health. However, they also harbour zoonoses,
diseases that usually circulate in animals and may be transmitted to humans. Many tick …