Lyme borreliosis is the most common zoonotic disease transmitted by ticks in Europe and
North America. Despite having multiple tick vectors, the causative agent, Borrelia burgdorferi …

Lyme borreliosis (LB) is the most prevalent tick-borne disease in Europe. Erythema migrans
(EM), an early, localised skin rash, is its most common presentation. Dissemination of the …

Lyme borreliosis (LB) is the most frequent vector-borne disease in Germany. For more than
10 years, data from mandatory notifications have been available from 6 federal states in the …

Tick salivary gland (SG) proteins possess powerful pharmacologic properties that facilitate
tick feeding and pathogen transmission. For the first time, SG transcriptomes of Ixodes …

Introduction Tick-borne pathogens, such as Borreliella spp., Rickettsia spp., and Anaplasma
spp., are frequently detected in Germany. They circulate between animals and tick vectors …

Background The present study investigated the prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato
(sl) genospecies in Ixodes ricinus ticks collected in Hanover, Northern Germany, in 2010. At …

Tick-borne diseases are a public health issue. To predict vector tick abundance and activity,
it is necessary to understand the driving factors for these variables. In this study, the activity …

Background Borreliosis is highly prevalent in **njiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China.
However, little is known about the presence of Borrelia pathogens in tick species in this …

The hard tick Ixodes ricinus is the most important vector of tick-transmitted pathogens in
Europe, frequently occurring in urban parks and greenbelts utilized for recreational activities …

Spatial distribution of Ixodes ricinus tick host-seeking activity, as well as prevalence of
Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato and tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) were studied in the …