The Rickettsiales are a group of obligate intracellular vector-borne Gram-negative bacteria
that include many organisms of clinical and agricultural importance, including Anaplasma …

Hematophagous arthropods are responsible for the transmission of a variety of pathogens
that cause disease in humans and animals. Ticks of the Ixodes ricinus complex are vectors …

Tick-borne diseases (TBDs) represent a growing burden for human and animal health
worldwide. Several approaches including the use of chemicals with repellency and …

Tick microbiota can be targeted for the control of tick-borne diseases such as human
granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA) caused by model pathogen, Anaplasma …

Anaplasma phagocytophilum Major surface protein 4 (MSP4) plays a role during infection
and multiplication in host neutrophils and tick vector cells. Recently, vaccination trials with …

Introduction: The incidence of tick-borne diseases (TBDs) is growing worldwide, and
vaccines appear as the most effective and environmentally sound intervention for the …

Anaplasma phagocytophilum is an emerging tick-borne pathogen causing human
granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA), tick-borne fever (TBF) in small ruminants, and other forms …

Vector-borne diseases constitute 17% of all infectious diseases in the world; among the
blood-feeding arthropods, ticks transmit the highest number of pathogens. Understanding …

Ticks and tick-borne diseases (TTBDs) are considered major causes of economic loss in the
livestock sector which incur an annual control cost estimated at US $498.7 million in India …

Background Lyme disease (LD) caused by Borrelia burgdorferi is the most prevalent tick-
borne disease. There is evidence that vaccines based on tick proteins that promote tick …