Ticks harbor and transmit many different pathogens. While some species are competent
vectors of a single pathogen, mono-competent vectors (MCV), other species are proven to …

Ticks are among the most important vectors of pathogens affecting humans and other
animals worldwide. They do not only carry pathogens however, as a diverse group of …

Background Ticks are blood-feeding significant arthropods that can harbour various
microorganisms, including pathogens that pose health risks to humans and animals. Tick …

Tick-borne diseases (TBDs) continue to emerge and re-emerge in several regions of the
world, highlighting the need for novel and effective control strategies. The development of …

Ticks are blood-feeding arthropods and transmit a variety of medically important viral,
bacterial, protozoan pathogens to animals and humans. Ticks also harbor a diverse …

The main importance of ticks resides in their ability to harbor pathogens that can be
transmitted to terrestrial vertebrates including humans. Recently, studies have focused on …

Background The impact of host skin microbiome on horizontal transmission of tick-borne
pathogens, and of pathogen associated transstadial and transovarial changes in tick …

Ticks and the pathogens they transmit constitute a growing burden for human and animal
health worldwide. In the last years, high-throughput detection and sequencing technologies …

Ticks and the pathogens they transmit constitute a growing burden for human and animal
health worldwide. Vector competence is a component of vectorial capacity and depends on …

Introduction As tick-borne diseases rise to become the second most prevalent arthropod-
transmitted disease globally, the increasing investigations focus on ticks correspondingly …