Prior to its identification as the vector of Lyme borreliosis spirochaetes in Europe in 1983,
interest in Ixodes ricinus (L.) was moderate and mainly concerned the transmission of …

Beside mosquitoes, ticks are well-known vectors of different human pathogens. In the
Northern Hemisphere, Lyme borreliosis (Eurasia, LB) or Lyme disease (North America, LD) …

Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) is an important arbovirus, which is found across large
parts of Eurasia and is considered to be a major health risk for humans. Like any other …

Abstract Changes to the community ecology of hosts for zoonotic pathogens, particularly
rodents, are likely to influence the emergence and prevalence of zoonotic diseases …

Lyme borreliosis (LB) and other Ixodes ricinus-borne diseases (TBDs) are diseases that
emerge from interactions of humans and domestic animals with infected ticks in nature …

The tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) is the arboviral etiological agent of tick-borne
encephalitis (TBE), considered to be one of the most important tick-borne viral diseases in …

In spite of many decades of intensive research on Ixodes ricinus, the castor bean tick of
Europe, several important aspects of its basic biology remain elusive, such as the factors …

Background Rodents are considered to contribute strongly to the risk of tick-borne diseases
by feeding Ixodes ricinus larvae and by acting as amplifying hosts for pathogens. Here, we …

Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is a viral disease endemic in Eurasia. The virus is mainly
transmitted to humans via ticks and occasionally via the consumption of unpasteurized milk …

Background Ixodes ricinus ticks vector pathogens that cause serious health concerns. Like
in other arthropods, the microbiome may affect the tick's biology, with consequences for …