For more than three decades, it has been recognized that Ixodes ricinus ticks occur in urban
green space in Europe and that they harbour multiple pathogens linked to both human and …

Background Babesiosis is a parasitic vector-borne disease of increasing public health
importance. Since the first human case was reported in 1957, zoonotic species have been …

Background Ticks are responsible for transmitting several notable pathogens worldwide.
Finland lies in a zone where two human-biting tick species co-occur: Ixodes ricinus and …

Abstract Ixodes ricinus ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) are the most important vector for Lyme
borreliosis in Europe. As climate change might affect their distributions and activities, this …

Ticks are important human and animal parasites and vectors of many infectious disease
agents. Control of tick activity is an effective tool to reduce the risk of contracting tick …

Where ticks are found, tick-borne diseases can present a threat to human and animal health.
The aetiology of many of these important diseases, including Lyme disease, bovine …

In 2015 a long-term, nationwide tick and tick-borne pathogen (TBP) monitoring project was
started by the Finnish Tick Project and the Finnish Research Station network (RESTAT), with …

This review regards the pressures and threats linked with the human use of European urban
and suburban forests. They can be divided into the following major categories: urban …

Introduction The most abundant and widespread tick species in Great Britain, Ixodes ricinus,
is responsible for the transmission of a range of pathogens that cause disease in livestock …

Molecular identification of the previous blood meal source of a questing tick (Acari: Ixodidae)
from blood meal fragments was proposed a few decades ago. Following this, several blood …