Gastrointestinal microbiota play a vital role in maintaining organismal health, through
facilitating nutrient uptake, detoxification and interactions with the immune system. The …

This opinion piece highlights the role of migratory birds in the spread of ticks and their role in
the circulation and dissemination of pathogens in Europe. Birds with different lifestyles, ie …

The hard tick family Ixodidae currently comprises 762 species worldwide, but an analysis of
the occurrence of these species in the worlds countries, territories, zoogeographic regions …

The hard tick family Ixodidae currently comprises 729 species worldwide, but information on
the species that feed on humans is scattered and often difficult to access. We have …

Birds are hosts for several zoonotic pathogens. Because of their high mobility, especially of
longdistance migrants, birds can disperse these pathogens, affecting their distribution and …

Hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) are considered the most important transmitters of pathogens in
the temperate zone that covers most of Europe. In the era of climate change tick-borne …

Brazilian wild birds are recognized as frequent and important hosts for immature stages of
more than half of the 32 recognized species of Amblyomma ticks recorded in that country …

Tick-borne diseases (TBDs) are recognized as a serious and growing public health
epidemic in Europe, and are a cause of major losses in livestock production worldwide. This …

Borreliosis (Lyme disease) is a zoonosis, mediated to humans and small mammals through
specific vectors (ticks), with increasing global incidence. It is associated with a variety of …

Gut microbiota is known to influence the host's health; an imbalance of the gut microbial
community leads to various intestinal and non-intestinal diseases. Research on gut …