Tick-borne diseases represent major public and animal health issues worldwide. Ixodes
ricinus, primarily associated with deciduous and mixed forests, is the principal vector of …

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 …

Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV), a member of the Flaviviridae family, can cause serious
infection of the central nervous system in humans, resulting in potential neurological …

Background In order to evaluate the risk of human exposure to tick-borne pathogens in
Belgium, a study on the prevalence of several pathogens was conducted on feeding ticks …

Austria's mammalian wildlife comprises a large variety of species, acting and interacting in
different ways as reservoir and intermediate and definitive hosts for different pathogens that …

The presence of tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) was detected in a questing tick pool in
southern England in September 2019. Hitherto, TBEV had only been detected in a limited …

Background Dermacentor reticulatus plays an important role in the maintenance of
pathogens of medical and veterinary importance in the environment. Currently two isolated …

Introduction: West Nile virus (WNV), Usutu virus (USUV), and the tick-borne encephalitis
virus (TBEV) are all arboviruses belonging to Flaviviridae family. All are characterized by …

We reviewed tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) surveillance and epidemiology in Germany, as
these underlie public health recommendations, foremost vaccination. We performed …

Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is a viral zoonotic disease endemic in many regions of
Eurasia. The definition of TBE risk areas is complicated by the focal nature of the TBE virus …