Borrelia burgdorferi is the causative agent of Lyme disease and is transmitted to vertebrate
hosts by Ixodes spp. ticks. The spirochaete relies heavily on its arthropod host for basic …

As long-term pool feeders, ticks have developed myriad strategies to remain discreetly but
solidly attached to their hosts for the duration of their blood meal. The critical biological …

Ticks require blood meal to complete development and reproduction. Multifunctional tick
salivary glands play a pivotal role in tick feeding and transmission of pathogens. Tick …

In this overview, some of the more significant recent developments in bioengineering natural
products from insects with use or potential use in modern medicine are described, as well as …

Ticks are efficient vectors of arboviruses, although less than 10% of tick species are known
to be virus vectors. Most tick-borne viruses (TBV) are RNA viruses some of which cause …

Saliva of ticks is arguably the most complex saliva of any animal. This is particularly the case
for ixodid species that feed for many days firmly attached to the same skin site of their …

Ticks have an unparalleled ability to parasitize diverse land vertebrates. Their natural
persistence and vector competence are supported by the evolution of sophisticated …

Ticks secrete various anti-coagulatory, anti-vasoconstrictory, anti-inflammatory, and anti-
platelet aggregation factors in their saliva at the bite site during feeding to evade host …

In Slovakia, 22 tick species have been found to occur to date. Among them, Ixodes ricinus,
Dermacentor reticulatus, D. marginatus and marginally Haemaphysalis concinna, H. inermis …

Ticks are obligate hematophagous parasites and are important vectors of a wide variety of
pathogens. These pathogens include spirochetes in the genus Borrelia that cause Lyme …