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Exotic Rickettsiae in Ixodes ricinus: fact or artifact? [PDF]

open access: goldParasites & Vectors, 2010
Abstract Several pathogenic Rickettsia species can be transmitted via Ixodes ricinus ticks to humans and animals. Surveys of I. ricinus for the presence of Rickettsiae using part of its 16S rRNA gene yield a plethora of new and different Rickettsia sequences.
Ellen Tijsse-Klasen   +4 more
core   +17 more sources

Pathogens transmitted by Ixodes ricinus

open access: yesTicks and Tick-Borne Diseases
Ixodes ricinus is the most important tick vector in central and western Europe and one of the most researched parasites. However, in the published literature on the tick and the pathogens it transmits, conjecture about specific transmission cycles and ...
Jeremy Gray, Olaf Kahl, Annetta Zintl
doaj   +3 more sources

Ixodes ricinus ticks survive flooding

open access: yesTicks and Tick-Borne Diseases
Climate-change induced weather extremes like floods are increasing in frequency and intensity, with potential consequences for disease vector ecology. We report on a flooding event during the winter of 2023/2024 in Hanover city, Germany. Our observations
Johanna Rapp   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Temporal pattern of questing tick Ixodes ricinus density at differing elevations in the coastal region of western Norway [PDF]

open access: gold, 2014
Background: Climate change can affect the activity and distribution of species, including pathogens and parasites. The densities and distribution range of the sheep tick (Ixodes ricinus) and it’s transmitted pathogens appears to be increasing.
Lars Qviller   +4 more
openalex   +3 more sources

Uptake and fecal excretion of Coxiella burnetii by Ixodes ricinus and Dermacentor marginatus ticks [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Background: The bacterium Coxiella burnetii is the etiological agent of Q fever and is mainly transmitted via inhalation of infectious aerosols. DNA of C.
Henning, Klaus   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Diverse tick-borne microorganisms identified in free-living ungulates in Slovakia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Background: Free-living ungulates are hosts of ixodid ticks and reservoirs of tick-borne microorganisms in central Europe and many regions around the world.
A Alberti   +146 more
core   +8 more sources

The Heterogeneity, Distribution, and Environmental Associations of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato, the Agent of Lyme Borreliosis, in Scotland [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Genospecies controls were obtained from the laboratory of Dr. Muriel Cornet at the Institut Pasteur, Paris. We thank Bob Furness for collecting ticks from passerine birds, Steph Vollmer for processing the samples from one site, E. Packer, A.
Bowman, Alan S   +3 more
core   +8 more sources

Winter activity of Ixodes ricinus in Sweden

open access: yesParasites & Vectors, 2023
Abstract Background In Europe, Ixodes ricinus (Acari: Ixodidae) is the most widespread and abundant tick species, acting as a vector for several microorganisms of medical and veterinary importance. In Northern and Central Europe, the tick has a bimodal activity pattern consisting of a peak in spring to the beginning of ...
Kjellander, Petter   +5 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Bartonella infections in fleas (Siphonaptera : Pulicidae) and lack of Bartonellae in ticks (Acari : Ixodidae) from Hungary [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Fleas (95 Pulex irritans, 50 Ctenocephalides felis, 45 Ctenocephalides canis) and ixodid ticks (223 Ixodes ricinus, 231 Dermacentor reticulatus, 204 Haemaphysalis concinna) were collected in Hungary and tested, in assays based on PCR, for Bartonella ...
Márialigeti, Károly   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Evaluation of Vector Competence of Ixodes Ticks for Kemerovo Virus

open access: yesViruses, 2022
Tick-borne viruses are responsible for various symptoms in humans and animals, ranging from simple fever to neurological disorders or haemorrhagic fevers.
Camille Victoire Migné   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

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