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Citizen Science Tick Observations Serve as an Early Warning System for Tick‐Borne Diseases

Zoonoses and Public Health, Volume 73, Issue 3, Page 234-243, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Introduction Tick observation data collected through citizen science is increasingly utilised to map tick‐borne infection risk areas indirectly, that is, based on the rate of tick encounters or occurrence of ticks. However, direct associations between tick observations and Lyme borreliosis (LB) cases have received little attention.
Jani Jukka Sormunen
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Adaptive and Innate Immune Responsiveness to Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in Exposed Asymptomatic Children and Children with Previous Clinical Lyme Borreliosis

Clinical and Developmental Immunology, 2012
Why some individuals develop clinical manifestations in Lyme borreliosis (LB) while others remain asymptomatic is largely unknown. Therefore, we wanted to investigate adaptive and innate immune responsiveness to Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in exposed
Barbro H. Skogman, Sandra Hellberg, Christina Ekerfelt, Maria C. Jenmalm, Pia Forsberg, Johnny Ludvigsson, Sven Bergström, Jan Ernerudh   +7 more
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Multiomics Reveals Symbionts, Pathogens, and Tissue-Specific Microbiome of Blacklegged Ticks (Ixodes scapularis) from a Lyme Disease Hot Spot in Southeastern Ontario, Canada

Microbiology Spectrum, 2023
Ticks in the family Ixodidae are important vectors of zoonoses, including Lyme disease (LD), which is caused by spirochete bacteria from the Borreliella (Borrelia) burgdorferi sensu lato complex.
Amber R. Paulson, Stephen C. Lougheed, David Huang, Robert I. Colautti   +3 more
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Identification and mapping of potential and highly likely vectors for selected vector‐borne diseases in the EU and neighbouring countries

EFSA Journal, Volume 24, Issue 5, May 2026.
Abstract This report addresses Term of Reference 1.2 by providing a comprehensive knowledge‐mapping of arthropod vector species competent to transmit selected vector‐borne diseases (VBDs) including VBDs listed under Regulation (EU) 2016/429 and Regulation (EU) 2020/687, as well as additional non‐listed pathogens with potential epidemiological relevance.
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Sofie Dhollander, Ieva Baltusyte, Fabio Bigoni, Alessandro Broglia, Jordi Figuerola, Hans‐Hermann Thulke, Miguel Angel Chueca Miranda   +7 more
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Vector‐borne diseases‐knowledge maps

EFSA Journal, Volume 24, Issue 5, May 2026.
Abstract This scientific report provides a structured overview of the main characteristics of 25 selected vector‐borne diseases (VBDs) of potential relevance for the EU, including 12 diseases listed under the Animal Health Law (AHL) and 13 non‐listed diseases.
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Sofie Dhollander, Ieva Baltusyte, Fabio Bigoni, Alessandro Broglia, Jordi Figuerola, Hans‐Hermann Thulke, Miguel Angel Chueca Miranda   +7 more
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Exploring microorganism–host interactions: Emerging organoid models and analytical approaches

mLife, Volume 5, Issue 1, Page 17-34, February 2026.
Abstract Microorganisms play a vital role in human health through their interactions with the body. Studies of host–microbe mechanisms and interactions are crucial for advancing health management. Recently, the organoid‐based models have provided new platforms in this field.
Yue Shi, Min Xu, Yanhong Huang, Jing Qu, Shumin Liao, Yingzi Liu, Liang Li   +6 more
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First report of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in two threatened carnivores: the Marbled polecat, Vormela peregusna and the European mink, Mustela lutreola (Mammalia: Mustelidae)

BMC Veterinary Research, 2012
Background Lyme disease is a widespread cosmopolitan zoonosis caused by species belonging to the genus Borrelia. It is transmitted from animal reservoir hosts to humans through hard - ticks of genus Ixodes which are vectors of the disease.
Gherman Călin M, Sándor Attila D, Kalmár Zsuzsa, Marinov Mihai, Mihalca Andrei D   +4 more
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3D blood-brain barrier-organoids as a model for Lyme neuroborreliosis highlighting genospecies dependent organotropism

iScience, 2023
Summary: Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB), a tick-borne infection caused by spirochetes within the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (s.L.) complex, is among the most prevalent bacterial central nervous system (CNS) infections in Europe and the US. Here we have
Yvonne Adams, Anne Skovsbo Clausen, Peter Østrup Jensen, Malin Lager, Peter Wilhelmsson, Anna J. Henningson, Per-Eric Lindgren, Daniel Faurholt-Jepsen, Helene Mens, Peter Kraiczy, Kasper Nørskov Kragh, Thomas Bjarnsholt, Andreas Kjaer, Anne-Mette Lebech, Anja R. Jensen   +14 more
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Land use gradients drive spatial variation in Lassa fever host communities in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone

Journal of Animal Ecology, Volume 95, Issue 2, Page 296-312, February 2026.
As West Africa urbanises, the risk of Lassa fever may paradoxically decrease. We found the invasive house mouse, a dominant urban species, outcompetes and displaces the primary Lassa virus host. Considering these species interactions is critical for accurately predicting future zoonotic disease patterns.
David Simons, Rory Gibb, Umaru Bangura, Dianah Sondufu, Joyce Lamin, James Koninga, Momoh Foday, Mike Dawson, Joseph Lahai, Rashid Ansumana, Elisabeth Fichet‐Calvet, Deborah Watson‐Jones, Richard Kock, Kate E. Jones   +13 more
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A Novel High Discriminatory Protocol for the Detection of Borrelia afzelii, Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Stricto and Borrelia garinii in Ticks

Pathogens, 2022
Bacteria of the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex are the causative agents of Lyme borreliosis (LB). Even if the conventional diagnosis of LB does not rely on the species itself, an accurate species identification within the complex will provide a ...
Giulia Chiappa, Matteo Perini, Alessandra Cafiso, Riccardo Nodari, Peter Wilhelmsson, Per-Eric Lindgren, Anna Omazic, Karin Ullman, Sara Moutailler, Petter Kjellander, Chiara Bazzocchi, Giulio Grandi   +11 more
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