Ixodes ricinus and Its Transmitted Pathogens in Urban and Peri-Urban Areas in Europe: New Hazards and Relevance for Public Health

A Rizzoli, C Silaghi, A Obiegala, I Rudolf… - Frontiers in public …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
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 …

[HTML][HTML] 'Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis' in Europe

A Portillo, P Santibáñez, AM Palomar… - New microbes and new …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract 'Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis' is an uncultured emerging bacterium that is
provisionally included in the family Anaplasmataceae. In Europe, it is transmitted by Ixodes …

Neoehrlichiosis: an emerging tick-borne zoonosis caused by Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis

C Silaghi, R Beck, JA Oteo, M Pfeffer… - Experimental and applied …, 2016 - Springer
Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis is an emerging tick-borne pathogen causing a systemic
inflammatory syndrome mostly in persons with underlying hematologic or autoimmune …

Extensive genetic diversity of Rickettsiales bacteria in multiple mosquito species

WP Guo, JH Tian, XD Lin, XB Ni, XP Chen, Y Liao… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Rickettsiales are important zoonotic pathogens, causing severe disease in humans globally.
Although mosquitoes are an important vector for diverse pathogens, with the exception of …

Ticks and the city-are there any differences between city parks and natural forests in terms of tick abundance and prevalence of spirochaetes?

M Kowalec, T Szewczyk, R Welc-Falęciak, E Siński… - Parasites & …, 2017 - Springer
Background Ixodes ricinus ticks are commonly encountered in either natural or urban areas,
contributing to Lyme disease agents Borreliella [(Borrelia burgdorferi (sensu lato)] spp. and …

Pathogens vectored by the tick, Dermacentor reticulatus, in endemic regions and zones of expansion in Poland

EJ Mierzejewska, A Pawełczyk, M Radkowski… - Parasites & vectors, 2015 - Springer
Background Dermacentor reticulatus plays an important role in the maintenance of
pathogens of medical and veterinary importance in the environment. Currently two isolated …

Rickettsia species in Dermacentor reticulatus ticks feeding on human skin and clinical manifestations of tick-borne infections after tick bite

J Koczwarska, A Pawełczyk, J Dunaj-Małyszko… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Dermacentor reticulatus ticks are sporadically removed from human skin and therefore the
medical consequences of their feeding are neglected compared to Ixodes ricinus. We …

[HTML][HTML] Infections with the tick-borne bacterium Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis

C Wennerås - Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 2015 - Elsevier
Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis, which has rodents as its natural hosts, is an emerging
tick-borne pathogen in Europe and Asia. This intracellular bacterium causes the infectious …

Dominance of Dermacentor reticulatus over Ixodes ricinus (Ixodidae) on livestock, companion animals and wild ruminants in eastern and central Poland

EJ Mierzejewska, R Welc-Faleciak… - … and Applied Acarology, 2015 - Springer
The most common tick species parasitizing animals in Poland are Ixodes ricinus and
Dermacentor reticulatus. These tick species differ in their distribution, habitats, seasonal …

Detection of selected pathogens in ticks collected from cats and dogs in the Wrocław Agglomeration, South-West Poland

N Król, A Obiegala, M Pfeffer, E Lonc, D Kiewra - Parasites & vectors, 2016 - Springer
Background Tick-borne infections are no longer confined to rural areas, they are
documented with increasing frequency in urban settlements across the world. They are …