The tick microbiome comprises communities of microorganisms, including viruses, bacteria
and eukaryotes, and is being elucidated through modern molecular techniques. The advent …

Tick-borne rickettsioses are caused by obligate intracellular bacteria belonging to the
spotted fever group of the genus Rickettsia. These infections are among the oldest known …

Ticks and tick-borne diseases are significant public health concerns. Bioactive molecules in
tick saliva facilitate prolonged blood-feeding and transmission of tick-borne pathogens to the …

Ticks and tick-borne diseases constitute a major threat for human and animal health
worldwide. Vaccines for the control of tick infestations and transmitted pathogens still …

Ticks are second to mosquitoes as vectors of disease. Ticks affect livestock industries in
Asia, Africa and Australia at~ 1.13billionUSDperannum.Forinstance,80%oftheglobalcattlepopulationisatriskofinfestati …

Ticks are ectoparasites spread worldwide and are well known as vectors of many viruses of
great importance to human and animal health. However, the viral diversity in ticks is still …

Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (SFTS), caused by Dabie bandavirus
(SFTSV), is an emerging infectious disease first identified in China. Since its discovery …

Ticks are able to transmit the highest number of pathogen species of any blood-feeding
arthropod and represent a growing threat to public health and agricultural systems …

Powassan virus is a neurovirulent flavivirus consisting of two lineages causing
meningoencephalitis. It is the only member of the tick-borne encephalitis serogroup which is …

Ticks are obligatory hematophagous arthropods that harbor and transmit infectious
pathogens to humans and animals. Tick species belonging to Amblyomma, Ixodes …