Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (Bbsl) is a bacterial species complex that includes the
etiological agents of the most frequently reported vector-borne disease in the Northern …

The zoonosis Q fever is caused by the obligate intracellular bacterium Coxiella burnetii.
Besides the main transmission route via inhalation of contaminated aerosols, ticks are …

Beside mosquitoes, ticks are well-known vectors of different human pathogens. In the
Northern Hemisphere, Lyme borreliosis (Eurasia, LB) or Lyme disease (North America, LD) …

Over recent years, a multitude of pathogens have been reported to be tick-borne. Given this,
it is unsurprising that these might co-exist within the same tick, however our understanding …

Tick-borne diseases are increasing in North America. Knowledge of which tick species and
associated human pathogens are present locally can inform the public and medical …

These guidelines are an update and extension of previous AAHA peer-reviewed canine
vaccination guidelines published in 2017. Vaccination is a cornerstone of canine preventive …

The data for human tick encounters in the United States (US) presented in this paper were
compiled with the goals of:(i) presenting quantitative data across the full range of native or …

Bats have received considerable recent attention for infectious disease research because of
their potential to host and transmit viruses, including Ebola, Hendra, Nipah, and multiple …

Lyme disease is the most commonly reported vector-borne disease in the United States and
is transmitted by Ixodes scapularis in the eastern US and I. pacificus in the west. The …

Haemaphysalis longicornis, the Asian longhorned tick, is an invasive ixodid tick that has
rapidly spread across the northeastern and southeastern regions of the United States since …