Tick-borne diseases represent major public and animal health issues worldwide. Ixodes
ricinus, primarily associated with deciduous and mixed forests, is the principal vector of …

Anaplasma phagocytophilum is the agent of tick-borne fever, equine, canine and human
granulocytic anaplasmosis. The common route of A. phagocytophilum transmission is …

Anaplasma phagocytophilum is an emerging, Gram-negative, obligate intracellular
pathogen that is transmitted by a tick vector. Human infection ranges from asymptomatic to …

In Europe, Ixodes ricinus ticks transmit pathogens such as Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato
and tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV). In addition, there is evidence for transmission to …

There are two main groups of biological agents regarded as occupational hazards:
allergenic and/or toxic agents forming bioaerosols, and agents causing zoonoses and other …

Eighty Ixodes ricinus ticks collected in the Rovinka forest in Slovakia were tested by real-
time and routine single-step PCR for the presence of different pathogenic and …

Background Raising abundance of ticks and tick-borne diseases in Europe is the result of
multiple factors including climate changes and human activities. Herein, we investigated the …

In Slovakia, 22 tick species have been found to occur to date. Among them, Ixodes ricinus,
Dermacentor reticulatus, D. marginatus and marginally Haemaphysalis concinna, H. inermis …

Background Borrelia miyamotoi, the newly discovered human pathogenic relapsing fever
spirochete, and Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato are maintained in natural rodent populations …

Background Ixodes ricinus is the principal vector of Anaplasma phagocytophilum, the
ethiological agent of granulocytic anaplasmosis in Europe. Anaplasmosis is an emerging …