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 …

The invasive raccoon (Procyon lotor) is an abundant carnivore and considered as an
important potential vector of infectious diseases and parasites in Europe. Raccoons show a …

Background Ticks are increasingly acknowledged as significant vectors for a wide array of
pathogens in urban environments with reports of abundant tick populations in recreational …

Recognizing patterns of parasite distribution among wildlife hosts is of major importance due
to growing risk of transmission of zoonotic diseases to humans. Thus, sex-dependent …

The role of red fox, Vulpes vulpes, and its associated ticks in maintaining Borrelia
burgdorferi sensu lato (sl) was studied. A total of 1583 ticks were removed from ears of 120 …

Locating and counting parasites on a host is a fundamental aspect of ecological research
and basic veterinary and clinical practice. Variability in the biology and behavior of both …

In this study, a total of 319 ticks were obtained from hedgehogs (Erinaceus concolor). All
ticks were pooled into groups and screened by PCR for tick-borne pathogens (TBPs). PCR …

Наблюдаемое в последние три десятилетия регулярное присутствие клещей в
городских биотопах связано с усилением миграции в города и укоренением в них …

Originally from Asia, the raccoon dog Nyctereutes procyonoides is an invasive alien species
in Europe, listed since 2019 on the List of invasive alien species of Union concern. The …

In Romania, data regarding hard-tick diversity and tick–host associations in wild carnivores
are scarce. We aimed to identify tick species in wild carnivores and to establish reliable data …