Borrelia miyamotoi is an emerging tick-borne pathogen in the Northern Hemisphere and is
the causative agent of Borrelia miyamotoi disease (BMD). Borrelia miyamotoi is vectored by …

Tick-borne pathogens such as species of Borrelia, Babesia, Anaplasma, Rickettsia, and
Ehrlichia are widespread in the United States and Europe among wildlife, in passerines as …

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 …

Background Several ungulate species are feeding and propagation hosts for the tick Ixodes
ricinus as well as hosts to a wide range of zoonotic pathogens. Here, we focus on …

Background Microbial communities can affect disease risk by interfering with the
transmission or maintenance of pathogens in blood-feeding arthropods. Here, we …

Background Lyme borreliosis is the most common tick-borne disease in Europe and is often
caused by Borrelia afzelii, which is transmitted by Ixodes ricinus ticks. The prevalence and …

With increasing deforestation, questions are being raised about the risk of zoonotic disease
to humans. To better assess the role of forest in the emergence of tick-borne diseases, we …

To better understand vector‐borne disease dynamics, knowledge of the ecological
interactions between animal hosts, vectors, and pathogens is needed. The effects of hosts …

Ixodes ricinus is the most important tick vector in central and western Europe and one of the
most researched parasites. However, in the published literature on the tick and the …

Rickettsiae of the spotted fever group (SFG) are zoonotic tick-borne pathogens. Small
mammals are important hosts for the immature life stages of two of the most common tick …