Ticks and the pathogens they transmit constitute a growing burden for human and animal
health worldwide. Vector competence is a component of vectorial capacity and depends on …

Dermacentor reticulatus is a hard tick species with extraordinary biological features. It has a
high reproduction rate, a rapid developmental cycle, and is also able to overcome years of …

The zoonosis Q fever is caused by the obligate intracellular bacterium Coxiella burnetii.
Besides the main transmission route via inhalation of contaminated aerosols, ticks are …

The goal of this paper is to present up-to-date maps depicting the geographical distribution
of Dermacentor species in Europe based on georeferenced sampling sites. Therefore, a …

Lyme borreliosis is the most common zoonotic disease transmitted by ticks in Europe and
North America. Despite having multiple tick vectors, the causative agent, Borrelia burgdorferi …

A wide variety of pathogens is transmitted from ticks to vertebrates including viruses,
bacteria, protozoa and helminths, of which most have a life cycle that requires passage …

Francisella tularensis is a Gram-negative, intracellular bacterium causing the zoonosis
tularemia. This highly infectious microorganism is considered a potential biological threat …

Ixodes ricinus and Dermacentor reticulatus ticks are important reservoirs and vectors of
pathogens. The aim of the present study was to investigate the dynamic of the prevalence …

Abstract Background The bacterium Coxiella burnetii is the etiological agent of Q fever and
is mainly transmitted via inhalation of infectious aerosols. DNA of C. burnetii is frequently …

Ticks are one of the most important blood-sucking vectors for infectious microorganisms in
humans and animals. When feeding they inject saliva, containing microbes, into the host to …