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 …

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 …

Despite improvements in prevention, diagnosis and treatment, Lyme borreliosis (LB) is still
the most common arthropod-borne disease in temperate regions of the northern …

McMichael AJ, Lindgren E (The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia; and
Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden). Climate change: present and future risks to health …

Background: With climate change, mean annual air temperatures are getting hotter and
extreme weather events will become more and more common in most parts of the world …

Arboviruses represent a significant burden to public health and local economies due to their
ability to cause unpredictable and widespread epidemics. To maximize early detection of …

The analysis of different multi-host systems suggests that even hosts that are not capable of
transmitting Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (sl.) to the tick vector, Ixodes ricinus, or that are …

Ticks are important human and animal parasites and vectors of many infectious disease
agents. Control of tick activity is an effective tool to reduce the risk of contracting tick …

Background: The incidence, outbreak frequency, and distribution of many infectious
diseases are generally expected to change as a consequence of climate change, yet there …

The effects of current and future global warming on the distribution and activity of the primary
ixodid vectors of human babesiosis (caused by Babesia divergens, B. venatorum and B …