Search
Search Results
-
Neoehrlichia mikurensis in Danish immunocompromised patients: a retrospective cohort study
BackgroundThe tick-borne bacterium, Neoehrlichia mikurensis (N. mikurensis) can cause severe febrile illness and thromboembolic complications in...
-
Cytokine responses of immunosuppressed and immunocompetent patients with Neoehrlichia mikurensis infection
PurposeThe tick-borne bacterium Neoehrlichia mikurensis causes the infectious disease neoehrlichiosis in humans. Vascular endothelium is one of the...
-
Molecular detection of pathogens from ticks collected from dogs and cats at veterinary clinics in Finland
BackgroundTicks carry microbes, some of which are pathogenic for humans and animals. To assess this One Health challenge, 342 ticks were collected...
-
Tick microbial associations at the crossroad of horizontal and vertical transmission pathways
BackgroundMicrobial communities can affect disease risk by interfering with the transmission or maintenance of pathogens in blood-feeding arthropods....
-
Tick-Borne Bacterial Diseases in Europe: Threats to public health
BackgroundTick-borne diseases, caused by bacterial pathogens, pose a growing threat to public health in Europe. This paper provides an overview of...
-
No molecular detection of tick-borne pathogens in the blood of patients with erythema migrans in Belgium
BackgroundA number of tick-borne pathogens circulate in the Belgian tick population in addition to the causative agent of Lyme borreliosis. However,...
-
Quantitative microbial population study reveals geographical differences in bacterial symbionts of Ixodes ricinus
BackgroundIxodes ricinus ticks vector pathogens that cause serious health concerns. Like in other arthropods, the microbiome may affect the tick’s...
-
Monitoring of ticks and their pathogens from companion animals obtained by the “tekenscanner” application in The Netherlands
Ticks are vectors for many pathogens of veterinary and medical interest. In order to monitor ticks and tick-borne pathogens, the “Tekenscanner”...
-
Differential associations of horizontally and vertically transmitted symbionts on Ixodes ricinus behaviour and physiology
BackgroundIxodes ricinus ticks are infected with a large diversity of vertically and horizontally transmitted symbionts. While horizontally...
-
Occurrence of tick-borne pathogens in questing Ixodes ricinus ticks from Wester Ross, Northwest Scotland
BackgroundLyme borreliosis and other tick-borne diseases emerge from increased interactions between humans, other animals, and infected ticks. The...
-
Prevalence and predictors of vector-borne pathogens in Dutch roe deer
BackgroundThe main objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of nine vector-borne pathogens or pathogen genera in roe deer ( Capreolus...
-
Cross-alteration of murine skin and tick microbiome concomitant with pathogen transmission after Ixodes ricinus bite
BackgroundTicks are major vectors of diseases affecting humans such as Lyme disease or domestic animals such as anaplasmosis. Cross-alteration of the...
-
Rickettsiales in the WHO European Region: an update from a One Health perspective
BackgroundThe availability of molecular techniques has significantly increased our understanding of bacteria of the order Rickettsiales, allowing the...
-
“Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis” in Ixodes ricinus ticks collected near the Arctic Circle in Norway
Background“ Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis” is a gram-negative bacterium belonging to the family Anaplasmataceae that, in Europe, is transmitted...
-
Self-reported symptoms and health complaints associated with exposure to Ixodes ricinus-borne pathogens
BackgroundThe impact of infections with tick-borne pathogens (TBPs) other than Borrelia burgdorferi (s.l.) and tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV)...
-
The Tick-Borne Pathogens: An Overview of China’s Situation
BackgroundTicks are important medical arthropods that can transmit hundreds of pathogens, such as parasites, bacteria, and viruses, leading to...
-
Molecular detection of Ehrlichia spp. in ticks parasitizing wild lagomorphs from Spain: characterization of a novel Ehrlichia species
BackgroundSeveral species belonging to the genus Ehrlichia are considered pathogenic for animals and humans. Although wildlife are known to play an...
-
Ixodid ticks and zoonotic tick-borne pathogens of the Western Balkans
Ixodid ticks are distributed across all countries of the Western Balkans, with a high diversity of species. Many of these species serve as vectors of...
-
Old zoonotic agents and novel variants of tick-borne microorganisms from Benguela (Angola), July 2017
BackgroundTicks and tick-borne diseases constitute a real threat for the livestock industry, which is increasing in Angola. In addition, ticks are...
-
Bartonella spp. seroprevalence in tick-exposed Swedish patients with persistent symptoms
BackgroundBartonella spp. are emerging pathogens transmitted by arthropod vectors, possibly including ticks. We have investigated signs of...
