Lyme disease (Lyme borreliosis) is a tick-borne, zoonosis of adults and children caused by
genospecies of the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex. The ailment, widespread …

Prior to its identification as the vector of Lyme borreliosis spirochaetes in Europe in 1983,
interest in Ixodes ricinus (L.) was moderate and mainly concerned the transmission of …

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 …

Ticks act as vectors of a wide range of infectious agents, far encompassing any other group
of bloodsucking arthropods worldwide. The prevention of tick-borne diseases is strictly …

In spite of many decades of intensive research on Ixodes ricinus, the castor bean tick of
Europe, several important aspects of its basic biology remain elusive, such as the factors …

The tick-borne pathogen Powassan virus is a rare cause of encephalitis in North America
and the Russian Far East. The number of documented cases described since the discovery …

This article provides a definitive review of experimental studies of the role of wild animals
and livestock in the maintenance and transmission of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever …

Background Ticks may transmit a large variety of pathogens, which cause illnesses in
animals and humans, commonly referred to as to tick-borne diseases (TBDs). The incidence …

Domestic animals and wildlife play important roles as reservoirs of zoonotic pathogens that
are transmitted to humans by ticks. Besides their role as vectors of several classes of …

Population genetic studies provide insights into the basic biology of arthropod disease
vectors by estimating dispersal patterns and their potential to spread pathogens. In wingless …