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

Wild vertebrates are involved in the transmission cycles of numerous pathogens.
Additionally, they can affect the abundance of arthropod vectors. Urbanization, landscape …

Background Almost 3500 tick samples, originally collected via a nationwide citizen science
campaign in 2015, were screened to reveal the prevalence and distribution of a wide …

Background Animal skin and gut microbiomes are important components of host fitness.
However, the processes that shape the microbiomes of wildlife are poorly understood …

Background Tick-borne pathogens pose an increasing threat to human and veterinary
health across the northern hemisphere. While the seasonal activity of ticks is largely …

Mining and related industries are a major source of metal pollution. In contrast to the well-
studied effects of exposure to metals on animal physiology and health, the impacts of …

The effects of systemic pathogens on gut microbiota of wild animals are poorly understood.
Furthermore, coinfections are the norm in nature, yet most studies of pathogen–microbiota …

Wildlife inhabiting environments contaminated by radionuclides face putative detrimental
effects of exposure to ionizing radiation, with biomarkers such as an increase in DNA …

Zoonotic babesiosis caused by Babesia divergens, B. microti and B. venatorum is a vector-
borne protozoan zoonosis of increasing public health importance worldwide. A complex …

Diseases and host dynamics are linked, but their associations may vary in strength, be time-
lagged, and depend on environmental influences. Where a vector is involved in disease …