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 …

A review on the eco-epidemiology and clinical management of human granulocytic anaplasmosis and its agent in Europe

IA Matei, A Estrada-Peña, SJ Cutler… - Parasites & vectors, 2019 - Springer
Anaplasma phagocytophilum is the agent of tick-borne fever, equine, canine and human
granulocytic anaplasmosis. The common route of A. phagocytophilum transmission is …

Opening the black box of Anaplasma phagocytophilum diversity: current situation and future perspectives

T Dugat, AC Lagrée, R Maillard, HJ Boulouis… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Anaplasma phagocytophilum is a zoonotic obligate intracellular bacterium known to be
transmitted by ticks belonging to the Ixodes persulcatus complex. This bacterium can infect …

Anaplasma marginale and Anaplasma phagocytophilum: Rickettsiales pathogens of veterinary and public health significance

FA Atif - Parasitology research, 2015 - Springer
Anaplasma marginale and Anaplasma phagocytophilum are the most important tick-borne
bacteria of veterinary and public health significance in the family Anaplasmataceae. The …

Alpha proteobacteria of genus Anaplasma (Rickettsiales: Anaplasmataceae): Epidemiology and characteristics of Anaplasma species related to veterinary and public …

FA Atif - Parasitology, 2016 - cambridge.org
The Anaplasma species are important globally distributed tick-transmitted bacteria of
veterinary and public health importance. These pathogens, cause anaplasmosis in domestic …

Diverse tick-borne microorganisms identified in free-living ungulates in Slovakia

M Kazimírová, Z Hamšíková, E Špitalská, L Minichová… - Parasites & vectors, 2018 - Springer
Background Free-living ungulates are hosts of ixodid ticks and reservoirs of tick-borne
microorganisms in central Europe and many regions around the world. Tissue samples and …

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 …

The Role of Peridomestic Animals in the Eco-Epidemiology of Anaplasma phagocytophilum

PM Lesiczka, K Hrazdilová, K Majerová, M Fonville… - Microbial ecology, 2021 - Springer
Anaplasma phagocytophilum is an important tick-borne zoonotic agent of human
granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA). In Europe, the Ixodes ticks are the main vector …

A systematic review of the distribution of tick-borne pathogens in wild animals and their ticks in the mediterranean Rim between 2000 and 2021

B Defaye, S Moutailler, V Pasqualini, Y Quilichini - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Tick-borne pathogens (TBPs) can be divided into three groups: bacteria, parasites, and
viruses. They are transmitted by a wide range of tick species and cause a variety of human …

Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis and Anaplasma phagocytophilum: prevalences and investigations on a new transmission path in small mammals and ixodid …

A Obiegala, M Pfeffer, K Pfister, T Tiedemann, C Thiel… - Parasites & …, 2014 - Springer
Background Small mammals are crucial for the life history of ixodid ticks, but their role and
importance in the transmission cycle of tick-borne pathogens is mostly unknown. Candidatus …