Wild vertebrates are involved in the transmission cycles of numerous pathogens.
Additionally, they can affect the abundance of arthropod vectors. Urbanization, landscape …

Simple Summary Up to date studies indicate that wild hedgehogs may act as carriers and/or
hosts for bacterial, viral, and fungal pathogens with zoonotic potential, posing a significant …

Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV) is a tickborne bandavirus
mainly transmitted by Haemaphysalis longicornis ticks in East Asia, mostly in rural areas. As …

Anaplasma phagocytophilum is an important tick-borne zoonotic agent of human
granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA). In Europe, the Ixodes ticks are the main vector …

Background Ticks are increasingly acknowledged as significant vectors for a wide array of
pathogens in urban environments with reports of abundant tick populations in recreational …

Lyme borreliosis (LB), caused by spirochetes of the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (sl)
complex, is one of the most common vector-borne zoonotic diseases in Europe. Knowledge …

Ticks represent a large global reservoir of zoonotic disease. Current surveillance systems
can be time and labour intensive. We propose that the passive surveillance of companion …

Anaplasma phagocytophilum is a tick‐borne pathogen that has been detected in many tick
and vertebrate species. It is among the most widespread tick‐borne pathogens in animals in …

Abstract Background The European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) is known for high
levels of ectoparasitism that not only represents a health risk for the animals themselves, but …

Small wild mammals are an important element in the emergence and transmission of vector-
borne pathogens (VBPs). Among these species, hedgehogs have been found to be a …