Borrelia miyamotoi: A Comprehensive Review

DW Cleveland, CC Anderson, CA Brissette - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
Borrelia miyamotoi is an emerging tick-borne pathogen in the Northern Hemisphere and is
the causative agent of Borrelia miyamotoi disease (BMD). Borrelia miyamotoi is vectored by …

A high-quality Ixodes scapularis genome advances tick science

S De, SB Kingan, C Kitsou, DM Portik, SD Foor… - Nature Genetics, 2023 - nature.com
Ixodes spp. and related ticks transmit prevalent infections, although knowledge of their
biology and development of anti-tick measures have been hindered by the lack of a high …

Geographical distribution and pathogenesis of ticks and tick-borne viral diseases

T Shah, Q Li, B Wang, Z Baloch, X Xia - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Ticks are obligatory hematophagous arthropods that harbor and transmit infectious
pathogens to humans and animals. Tick species belonging to Amblyomma, Ixodes …

Molecular detection of Coxiella spp. in ticks (ixodidae and argasidae) infesting domestic and wild animals: with notes on the epidemiology of tick-borne Coxiella …

A Ali, MK Obaid, MM Almutairi, A Alouffi… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Tick-borne Coxiella spp. are emerging in novel regions infecting different hosts, but
information regarding their occurrence is limited. The purpose of this study was the …

[HTML][HTML] Ixodid tick species found in northern Sweden–Data from a frontier area

A Omazic, S Han, A Albihn, K Ullman… - Ticks and tick-borne …, 2023 - Elsevier
Environmental and climatic changes in northern Europe have shaped a geographical area
in which new tick species may become established and introduce new tick-borne …

[HTML][HTML] Frankenbacteriosis targeting interactions between pathogen and symbiont to control infection in the tick vector

L Mazuecos, P Alberdi, A Hernández-Jarguín… - Iscience, 2023 - cell.com
Tick microbiota can be targeted for the control of tick-borne diseases such as human
granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA) caused by model pathogen, Anaplasma …

Host-pathogen interaction in arthropod vectors: Lessons from viral infections

N Perveen, K Muhammad, SB Muzaffar… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Haematophagous arthropods can harbor various pathogens including viruses, bacteria,
protozoa, and nematodes. Insects possess an innate immune system comprising of both …

Molecular investigation of Coxiella burnetii and Francisella tularensis infection in ticks in northern, western, and northwestern Iran

S Esmaeili, M Latifian, A Mahmoudi, A Ghasemi… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Tularemia and Q fever are endemic diseases in Iran; however, little information is available
on the prevalence of the causative agents, Coxiella burnetii and Francisella tularensis, in …

Molecular survey of Anaplasma and Ehrlichia species in livestock ticks from Kassena-Nankana, Ghana; with a first report of Anaplasma capra and Ehrlichia …

SO Addo, BOA Baako, RE Bentil, CA Addae… - Archives of …, 2023 - Springer
Tick-borne pathogens harm livestock production and pose a significant risk to public health.
To combat these effects, it is necessary to identify the circulating pathogens to create …

Tick extracellular vesicles in host skin immunity and pathogen transmission

LR Butler, J Gonzalez, JHF Pedra, ASO Chavez - Trends in Parasitology, 2023 - cell.com
Ticks can transmit a variety of human pathogens, including intracellular and extracellular
bacteria, viruses, and protozoan parasites. Historically, their saliva has been of immense …