The evolving story of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato transmission in Europe

A Steinbrink, K Brugger, G Margos, P Kraiczy… - Parasitology …, 2022‏ - Springer
Beside mosquitoes, ticks are well-known vectors of different human pathogens. In the
Northern Hemisphere, Lyme borreliosis (Eurasia, LB) or Lyme disease (North America, LD) …

The contribution of wildlife hosts to the rise of ticks and tick-borne diseases in North America

JI Tsao, SA Hamer, S Han, JL Sidge… - Journal of medical …, 2021‏ - academic.oup.com
Wildlife vertebrate hosts are integral to enzootic cycles of tick-borne pathogens, and in some
cases have played key roles in the recent rise of ticks and tick-borne diseases in North …

Multipartite genome of Lyme disease Borrelia: structure, variation and prophages

I Schwartz, G Margos, SR Casjens, WG Qiu… - Current issues in …, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
All members of the Borrelia genus that have been examined harbour a linear chromosome
that is about 900 kbp in length, as well as a plethora of both linear and circular plasmids in …

[HTML][HTML] Geographical distribution of Ixodes persulcatus and associated pathogens: Analysis of integrated data from a China field survey and global published data

SS Wang, JY Liu, BY Wang, WJ Wang, XM Cui… - One Health, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The increasing incidence and range expansion of tick-borne diseases have caused global
threats to human and animal health under the background of climate and socioeconomic …

Backyard zoonoses: The roles of companion animals and peri-domestic wildlife

A Gamble, XA Olarte-Castillo… - Science Translational …, 2023‏ - science.org
The spillover of human infectious diseases from animal reservoirs is now well appreciated.
However, societal and climate-related changes are affecting the dynamics of such …

The Role of Ticks in the Emergence of Borrelia burgdorferi as a Zoonotic Pathogen and Its Vector Control: A Global Systemic Review

S Hussain, A Hussain, U Aziz, B Song, J Zeb, D George… - Microorganisms, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Ticks are widely distributed across the globe, serving as hosts for numerous pathogens that
make them major contributors to zoonotic parasitosis. Borrelia burgdorferi is a bacterial …

Risk of tick-borne pathogen spillover into urban yards in New York City

N Gregory, MP Fernandez, M Diuk-Wasser - Parasites & vectors, 2022‏ - Springer
Background The incidence of tick-borne disease has increased dramatically in recent
decades, with urban areas increasingly recognized as high-risk environments for exposure …

Tick species from Africa by migratory birds: a 3-year study in Italy

L Toma, E Mancuso, SG d'Alessio, M Menegon… - … and Applied Acarology, 2021‏ - Springer
The role of resident or migratory birds in dispersal of tick species and tick-borne pathogens
is still poorly known in Italy. We report here the results of a 3-year project based on sampling …

Prevalence of Lyme Disease and Relapsing Fever Borrelia spp. in Vectors, Animals, and Humans within a One Health Approach in Mediterranean Countries

M Koutantou, M Drancourt, E Angelakis - Pathogens, 2024‏ - mdpi.com
The genus Borrelia has been divided into Borreliella spp., which can cause Lyme Disease
(LD), and Borrelia spp., which can cause Relapsing Fever (RF). The distribution of genus …

Prevalence of tick-borne bacterial pathogens in Germany—has the situation changed after a decade?

K Mertens-Scholz, B Hoffmann… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2024‏ - frontiersin.org
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 …