Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Marek Asman, Joanna Witecka, Jan Korbecki, Krzysztof Solarz
Summary: Ixodes ricinus is the main vector in Europe for Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, and Babesia microti. A study conducted in Wolinski National Park showed a high potential human risk of exposure to tick-borne infection with Babesia microti, and low risks of infection with Borrelia garinii and Anaplasma phagocytophilum in the area.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Veterinary Sciences
Lauriane Duplaix, Victoria Wagner, Salima Gasmi, L. Robbin Lindsay, Antonia Dibernardo, Karine Thivierge, Christopher Fernandez-Prada, Julie Arsenault
Summary: A study conducted in Quebec from 2010 to 2017 revealed that cats and dogs are at risk of exposure to blacklegged ticks infected with Borrelia burgdorferi and Anaplasma phagocytophilum. The majority of ticks collected were adult females and partially engorged, with a higher prevalence of infections with B. burgdorferi and A. phagocytophilum.
FRONTIERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Microbiology
Tal Azagi, B. J. A. Hoeve-Bakker, Mark Jonker, Jeroen H. Roelfsema, Hein Sprong, Karen Kerkhof
Summary: This study evaluated the analytical specificity, sensitivity, and robustness of qPCR assays for detecting tick-borne pathogens in human samples. The results showed that the qPCRs performed well and were potentially suitable for human diagnostics. However, further clinical validation and independent confirmation are needed.
Article
Immunology
Keith J. Price, Christine B. Graham, Bryn J. Witmier, Holly A. Chapman, Brooke L. Coder, Christian N. Boyer, Erik Foster, Sarah E. Maes, Ying Bai, Rebecca J. Eisen, Andrew D. Kyle
Summary: Ticks of Haemaphysalis longicornis collected from southeastern Pennsylvania were tested for pathogens, with 1 adult female testing positive for Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto, resulting in an infection rate of 0.4%. It is crucial to continue monitoring this invasive tick species to assess its impact on public health.
EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2021)
Article
Immunology
Demerise Johnston, Jill R. Kelly, Michel Ledizet, Nathalie Lavoie, Robert P. Smith, Jeffrey Parsonnet, Jonathan Schwab, John Stratidis, Scott Espich, Giyoung Lee, Kaitlin R. Maciejewski, Yanhong Deng, Victoria Majam, Hong Zheng, Sougr-nooma Bonkoungou, June Stevens, Sanjai Kumar, Peter J. Krause
Summary: Although the number of people who are seropositive to Borrelia miyamotoi is less than the number who are seropositive to Borrelia burgdorferi or Babesia microti, transmission of these three tickborne agents is widespread among residents of New England.
CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Thomas F. Rounsville, Griffin M. Dill, Ann M. Bryant, Claudia C. Desjardins, James F. Dill
Summary: This study provides an updated distribution of the blacklegged tick in Maine and reports the infection and coinfection prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, and Babesia microti within the state's tick population. Adult blacklegged ticks had higher infection rates compared to nymphs, while prevalence of Babesia microti was similar between adults and nymphs.
VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Russell Smalley, Haris Zafar, John Land, Asma Samour, Dylan Hance, Robert E. Brennan
Summary: This study screened I. scapularis ticks in central Oklahoma for potential tick-borne pathogens using real-time reverse transcription-PCR. B. miyamotoi and deer tick virus were detected for the first time in this region. The presence of these pathogens suggests the need for further surveillance of I. scapularis in Oklahoma.
VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES
(2022)
Review
Microbiology
Pierre H. Boyer, Cedric Lenormand, Benoit Jaulhac, Emilie Talagrand-Reboul
Summary: Co-infections in tick-borne diseases are common, involving both ticks carrying multiple pathogenic microorganisms and humans being simultaneously infected with multiple tick-borne microorganisms. A systematic review found possible co-infections between Lyme borreliosis and other tick-borne microorganisms. Most cases of co-infections were characterized by patients having one tick-borne disease and antibodies against another tick-borne microorganism. Co-disease was particularly frequent in patients with high fever and erythema migrans or neurological symptoms linked to tick-borne encephalitis virus or neuroborreliosis.
Article
Entomology
Amy Prunuske, Cole Fisher, Jhomary Molden, Amarpreet Brar, Ryan Ragland, Jesse vanWestrienen
Summary: Lyme disease is a common tickborne illness that scientists play a key role in disseminating public health knowledge about. Middle-school students are an ideal population for community-based science activities, as they can meaningfully contribute to research by generating samples for testing tick pathogens.
Article
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Justyna Dunaj, Adam Trzeszczkowski, Anna Moniuszko-Malinowska, Krzysztof Rutkowski, Slawomir Pancewicz
Summary: The study revealed that Dermacentor reticulatus ticks in northeastern Poland carry multiple tick-borne pathogens, with Babesia canis being the most prevalent among them.
ADVANCES IN MEDICAL SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Anna E. Jacob, Jeffrey Scott Weese, Joyce Rosseau, Katie M. Clow
Summary: Increasing temperatures due to climate change have led to the expansion of Ixodes scapularis ticks in Canada, which carry pathogens that are significant for public and animal health. A study on ticks of companion animals found that B. burgdorferi had a higher prevalence in certain regions of Canada, while B. miyamotoi and A. phagocytophilum had lower prevalence rates.
ZOONOSES AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Ryan T. Larson, Gebbiena M. Bron, Xia Lee, Tela E. Zembsch, Patricia N. Siy, Susan M. Paskewitz
Summary: The study found that woodland deer mice are important reservoirs of tick-borne pathogens in the Midwest, playing a crucial role in the maintenance of pathogen cycles. Compared to white-footed mice, woodland deer mice were more likely to be infected and had higher infection rates, potentially leading to more transmission of tick-borne pathogens.
Article
Microbiology
W. Tanner Porter, Julie Wachara, Zachary A. Barrand, Nathan C. Nieto, Daniel J. Salkeld
Summary: Tick-borne diseases have expanded in the past two decades due to shifts in tick and pathogen distributions. Monitoring pathogen distribution and prevalence is resource intensive, and citizen science tick collections provide a method to collect samples from the general public for real-time monitoring. This approach helps to characterize and understand the threats of tick-borne diseases to communities.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Labrini V. Athanasiou, Eleni G. Katsogiannou, Panagiota Tyrnenopoulou, Dimitrios Gougoulis, Kosmas N. Apostolidis, Stavros M. Papadakis, Kassiopi Christina G. Kokkinaki, Vasileios G. Papatsiros, Constantina N. Tsokana
Summary: This study examined the exposure of horses in Greece to various pathogens and evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of saliva compared to serum. The findings suggest that saliva sampling coupled with IFAT could be successfully used for detecting antibodies against important zoonotic pathogens in horses.
Article
Entomology
Anna Panczuk, Malgorzata Tokarska-Rodak, Patrycja Teodorowicz, Ewa Pawlowicz-Sosnowska
Summary: This study assessed the prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato and Anaplasma phagocytophilum infections in Dermacentor reticulatus ticks feeding on dogs in eastern Poland. The results showed that 9.2% of the ticks were infected with one of the pathogens, with no co-infections detected.
EXPERIMENTAL AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Infectious Diseases
Harold Salant, Yaarit Nachum-Biala, Doni Zivotofsky, Tsachi Even Tzur, Gad Baneth
Summary: This study describes the presentation, clinical signs, parasitemia levels, laboratory findings and treatment of dogs infected with B. negevi. Treatment with imidocarb dipropionate was helpful for recovery from clinical disease but did not facilitate parasite elimination, and it is therefore recommended to treat canine B. negevi infection with the combination of atovaquone and azithromycin.
TICKS AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES
(2024)
Article
Infectious Diseases
Gervillien Arnold Malonga, Almoustapha Issiaka Maiga, Dimitry Moudiongui Mboungou Malanda, Mahamadou Saliou, Juth ece Private Malanda-Kiminou, Oumar Dolo, Anicet Luc Magloire Boumba, Alhassane Ba, Robert Murphy, Jean Felix Peko, Anne-Genevieve Marcelin, Vincent Calvez, Stephane Marot
Summary: A serological survey in sub-urban areas of the capital cities of Congo and Mali reveals human contact with Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) associated with previously described CCHFV risk factors.
TICKS AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES
(2024)
Article
Infectious Diseases
Aleksander Wymazal, Sabina Nowak, Robert W. Myslajek, Anna Bajer, Renata Welc-Faleciak, Maciej Szewczyk, Iga Kwiatkowska, Kinga M. Stepniak, Michal Figura, Agnieszka Kloch
Summary: The wolf population in Central and Eastern Europe has been increasing, but their frequent contacts with humans make them a potential zoonotic reservoir. This study found a high prevalence of tick-borne pathogens in free-ranging wolves from Poland.
TICKS AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES
(2024)
Article
Infectious Diseases
Nannet D. Fabri, Hans Heesterbeek, Joris P. G. M. Cromsigt, Frauke Ecke, Hein Sprong, Lonneke Nijhuis, Tim R. Hofmeester, Nienke Hartemink
Summary: In many parts of the northern hemisphere, different species of deer, small mammals, and birds coexist and their composition can strongly influence the outbreak potential of tick-borne pathogens. This study investigates how the abundance and composition of vertebrate communities affect the basic reproduction number R0 of tick-borne pathogens, and shows that species composition plays a substantial role in the outbreak potential of tick-borne diseases.
TICKS AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES
(2024)
Article
Infectious Diseases
Lynn M. Osikowicz, Maria R. Rizzo, Andrias Hojgaard, Sarah E. Maes, Rebecca J. Eisen
Summary: This article describes the prevalence and diversity of Lyme disease in the United States. By using different detection methods, the authors found various species of spirochetes present in specific tick species, revealing the potential transmission of pathogens among ticks.
TICKS AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES
(2024)
Review
Infectious Diseases
El-Sayed El-Alfy, Ibrahim Abbas, Somaya Saleh, Rana Elseadawy, Ragab M. Fereig, Mohamed Abdo Rizk, Xuenan Xuan
Summary: Published data on tick-borne pathogens in camels worldwide have been collected, providing an overview of their global prevalence and species diversity. Evidence of natural infection of camels with certain tick-borne pathogens is limited, particularly because most of the camels were considered healthy at the time of sampling. More research is needed to understand the role of camels in maintaining and transmitting these pathogens.
TICKS AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES
(2024)
Article
Infectious Diseases
Saana Sipari, Mikko Kiljunen, Minna Nylund, Eva R. Kallio
Summary: This study introduces a stable isotope analysis method to directly identify tick breeding hosts by sampling field collected larvae. The results show that stable isotope signatures can reflect the diet of the breeding host of the mother tick.
TICKS AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES
(2024)