The bacterium Anaplasma phagocytophilum has for decades been known to cause the
disease tick-borne fever (TBF) in domestic ruminants in Ixodes ricinus-infested areas in …

In recent years, the prevalence of tick-borne bacterial diseases has significantly increased in
European countries. The emergence and reemergence of these illnesses are attributed to …

Worldwide, ticks are important vectors of human and animal pathogens. Besides Lyme
Borreliosis, a variety of other bacterial and protozoal tick-borne infections are of medical …

Background Only limited information is available about the occurrence of ticks and tick-
borne pathogens in public parks, which are areas strongly influenced by human beings. For …

Background The aims of this study were to evaluate the host-tick-pathogen interface of
Babesia spp. and Anaplasma phagocytophilum in restored areas in both questing and host …

Background Tick-borne diseases are a major health risk for humans and dogs. In addition to
collection and analysis of questing ticks, analysis of host-associated ticks for the presence of …

The distribution and prevalence of zoonotic pathogens infecting ixodid ticks in Western
Europe have been extensively examined. However, data on ticks and tick-borne pathogens …

Introduction: Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) and Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative
agent of Lyme disease (LD), are widespread in Western Ukraine. However, relatively little is …

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

Lyme borreliosis (LB) is caused by tick-borne spirochetes of the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu
lato complex. LB is the most prevalent vector-borne illness in Ukraine, but current data on …