Haematophagous arthropods, including mosquitoes, ticks, flies, triatomine bugs and lice
(here referred to as vectors), are involved in the transmission of various pathogens to …

Among blood-sucking arthropods, ticks are recognized as being of prime global importance
because of their role as vectors of pathogens affecting human and animal health. Ticks carry …

Background Ticks can transmit a broad variety of pathogens of medical importance,
including Borrelia afzelii, the causative agent of Lyme borreliosis in Europe. Tick microbiota …

The main importance of ticks resides in their ability to harbor pathogens that can be
transmitted to terrestrial vertebrates including humans. Recently, studies have focused on …

Most tick‐borne pathogens (TBPs) are secondarily acquired by ticks during feeding on
infected hosts, which imposes 'priority effect'constraints, as arrival order influences the …

Human and animal pathogens that are transmitted by arthropods are a global concern,
particularly those vectored by ticks (eg Borrelia burgdorferi and tick-borne encephalitis virus) …

Ticks are blood-sucking arthropods that have developed myriad of strategies to get a blood
meal from the vertebrate host. They first attach to the host skin, select a bite site for a blood …

Rickettsia helvetica is an emerging pathogen of the Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia (SFGR)
causing spotted fever diseases in various European countries. This tick-borne pathogen …

Animal and human pathogens that are transmitted by arthropods are a global concern,
particularly those vectored by mosquitoes (eg, Plasmodium spp. and dengue virus). Vector …

Tick microbiota can be targeted for the control of tick-borne diseases such as human
granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA) caused by model pathogen, Anaplasma …