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

Corsica is a mountainous French island in the north‐west of the Mediterranean Sea
presenting a large diversity of natural environments where many interactions between …

Zoonotic Babesia species are emerging public health threats globally, and are the cause of
a mild to severe malaria-like disease which may be life threatening in immunocompromised …

Current and likely future changes in the geographic distribution of ticks belonging to the
genus Hyalomma are of concern, as these ticks are believed to be vectors of many …

(1) Background: Bartonella spp. are Gram-negative, facultative, intracellular bacteria
transmitted by hematophagous insects. Several species cause zoonotic diseases such as …

Argas persicus is an ectoparasite of poultry. The bacterial community structure and the
pathogenic bacteria associated with different developmental stages of A. persicus have …

The aim of this study was to determine the potential risk of human exposure to tick-borne
infection in a recreation areas in a spa town located in northern Poland. Questing Ixodes …

This study was carried out in north-eastern Poland during two hunting seasons between
2018 and 2020. Ticks (Ixodes ricinus and Dermacentor reticulatus) were removed from wild …

In the present study, we identified the ectoparasite communities of red foxes in three regions
of Poland that encompassed two endemic regions for the occurrence of Dermacentor …

Ornate dog tick, Dermacentor reticulatus is an important vector of Babesia canis, and
Rickettsia spp. and other pathogens of veterinary and public health interest. The current …