Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases

Papers
(The TQCC of Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases is 9. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-09-01 to 2024-09-01.)
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Tick-borne diseases and co-infection: Current considerations61
What do we still need to know about Ixodes ricinus?58
Host association of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato: A review56
Tick exposures and alpha-gal syndrome: A systematic review of the evidence55
Theileria orientalis Ikeda in host-seeking Haemaphysalis longicornis in Virginia, U.S.A.53
Prevalence of single and coinfections of human pathogens in Ixodes ticks from five geographical regions in the United States, 2013–201947
Cattle ticks and tick-borne diseases: a review of Uganda's situation46
Ticks climb the mountains: Ixodid tick infestation and infection by tick-borne pathogens in the Western Alps45
Vector competence of Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu stricto for Anaplasma platys45
Nuclear (18S-28S rRNA) and mitochondrial genome markers of Carios (Carios) vespertilionis (Argasidae) support Carios Latreille, 1796 as a lineage embedded in the Ornithodorinae: re-classification of t43
Phylogenies from mitochondrial genomes of 120 species of ticks: Insights into the evolution of the families of ticks and of the genus Amblyomma42
Tick-borne encephalitis outbreak following raw goat milk consumption in a new micro-location, Croatia, June 201936
The biology of Ixodes ricinus with emphasis on its ecology36
Monitoring of ticks and tick-borne pathogens through a nationwide research station network in Finland36
Rhipicephalus linnaei (Audouin, 1826) recognised as the “tropical lineage” of the brown dog tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato: Neotype designation, redescription, and establishment of morpholog35
Control of ixodid ticks and prevention of tick-borne diseases in the United States: The prospect of a new Lyme disease vaccine and the continuing problem with tick exposure on residential properties33
The emergence of human Powassan virus infection in North America32
Exploring the prevalence and diversity of bovine ticks in five agro-ecological zones of Pakistan using phenetic and genetic tools30
Context matters: Contrasting behavioral and residential risk factors for Lyme disease between high-incidence states in the Northeastern and Midwestern United States28
A multi-seasonal study investigating the phenology, host and habitat associations, and pathogens of Haemaphysalis longicornis in Virginia, U.S.A28
Two-year monitoring of tick abundance and influencing factors in an urban area (city of Hanover, Germany)27
A metagenomic examination of the pathobiome of the invasive tick species, Haemaphysalis longicornis, collected from a New York City borough, USA27
Molecular identification of tick-borne pathogens (Rickettsia spp., Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, Coxiella burnetii and piroplasms) in questing and feeding hard ticks from27
Rhipicephalus microplus: An overview of vaccine antigens against the cattle tick27
Tick-borne encephalitis virus in Ixodes ricinus (Acari: Ixodidae) ticks, Tunisia26
The red fox (Vulpes vulpes), a possible reservoir of Babesia vulpes, B. canis and Hepatozoon canis and its association with the tick Dermacentor reticulatus occurrence26
Molecular survey on tick-borne pathogens and Leishmania infantum in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) from southern Italy26
The genus Rickettsia in Mexico: Current knowledge and perspectives25
Tick species identification and molecular detection of tick-borne pathogens in blood and ticks collected from cattle in Egypt25
Repeat tick exposure elicits distinct immune responses in guinea pigs and mice25
Tick-borne pathogens and their vectors in Kazakhstan – A review25
Knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding tick-borne disease prevention in Lyme disease-endemic areas of the Upper Midwest, United States24
Personal protection measures to prevent tick bites in the United States: Knowledge gaps, challenges, and opportunities24
Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) on birds migrating to the island of Ponza, Italy, and the tick-borne pathogens they carry24
Ornithodoros cerradoensis n. sp. (Acari: Argasidae), a member of the Ornithodoros talaje (Guérin-Méneville, 1849) group, parasite of rodents in the Brazilian Savannah24
Systematic review on the non-vectorial transmission of Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEv)23
Molecular detection of tick-borne pathogens harbored by ticks collected from livestock in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China23
Screening of tick-borne pathogens in argasid ticks in Zambia: Expansion of the geographic distribution of Rickettsia lusitaniae and Rickettsia hoogstraalii and detection of putative novel Anaplasma sp23
Wild boar as a potential reservoir of zoonotic tick-borne pathogens23
First record of Hepatozoon spp. in domestic cats in Greece22
Capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) as amplifying hosts of Rickettsia rickettsii to Amblyomma sculptum ticks: Evaluation during primary and subsequent exposures to R. rickettsii infection22
Modelling habitat suitability for occurrence of human tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) cases in Finland22
Humans infested with Ixodes ricinus are exposed to a diverse array of tick-borne pathogens in Serbia21
Tick species infesting humans in the United States21
First molecular detection of Anaplasma species in cattle from Kyrgyzstan; molecular identification of human pathogenic novel genotype Anaplasma capra and Anaplasma phagocytophilum related strain20
First report of human exposure to Hyalomma marginatum in England: Further evidence of a Hyalomma moulting event in north-western Europe?20
Detection of pathogens in ixodid ticks collected from animals and vegetation in five regions of Ukraine20
Molecular phylogeny of Amblyomma exornatum and Amblyomma transversale, with reinstatement of the genus Africaniella (Acari: Ixodidae) for the latter20
Fine-scale determinants of the spatiotemporal distribution of Ixodes scapularis in Quebec (Canada)20
Molecular characterization of tick-borne bacteria and protozoans in yaks (Bos grunniens), Tibetan sheep (Ovis aries) and Bactrian camels (Camelus bactrianus) in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Area, China19
Clinical, epidemiological, and laboratory features of Rickettsia parkeri rickettsiosis: A systematic review19
Epidemiological investigation of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus infection among the one-humped camels (Camelus dromedarius) in southern Tunisia19
Tick-borne encephalitis incidence forecasts for Austria, Germany, and Switzerland19
Changes in the geographic distribution of the blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis, in the United States19
Binary combinations of thymol, carvacrol and eugenol for Amblyomma sculptum control: Evaluation of in vitro synergism and effectiveness under semi-field conditions18
A life stage-targeted acaricide application approach for the control of Haemaphysalis longicornis18
Multiple orthonairoviruses including Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus, Tamdy virus and the novel Meram virus in Anatolia18
First report of Nosomma monstrosum ticks infesting Asian water buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) in Pakistan18
Identical 18S rRNA haplotypes of Hepatozoon canis in dogs and foxes in Brandenburg, Germany18
Can the booster interval for the tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) vaccine ‘FSME-IMMUN’ be prolonged? — A systematic review18
Spatial distribution of alpha-gal in Ixodes ricinus – A histological study17
Tick distribution and detection of Babesia and Theileria species in Eastern and Southern Kazakhstan17
Metatranscriptomic virome assessment of Rhipicephalus microplus from Colombia17
The epidemiology of infectious diseases in Europe in 2020 versus 2017–2019 and the rise of tick-borne encephalitis (1995–2020)17
Tick treatment practices in the field: Access to, knowledge about, and on-farm use of acaricides in Laikipia, Kenya17
Molecular identification and characterization of Rickettsia spp. and other tick-borne pathogens in cattle and their ticks from Huambo, Angola17
Prevalence of tick-borne encephalitis virus in questing Dermacentor reticulatus and Ixodes ricinus ticks in Lithuania16
A retrospective evaluation of heparin product reactions in patients with alpha-gal allergies16
Prevalence of Coxiella-infections in ticks - review and meta-analysis16
Effects of carvacrol and thymol on the antioxidant and detoxifying enzymes of Rhipicephalus microplus (Acari: Ixodidae)16
Comparative genomic analysis of the first Ehrlichia canis detections in Australia16
Seventy-eight entire mitochondrial genomes and nuclear rRNA genes provide insight into the phylogeny of the hard ticks, particularly the Haemaphysalis species, Africaniella transversale and Robertsicu16
Ticks, fleas and rodent-hosts analyzed for the presence of Borrelia miyamotoi in Slovakia: the first record of Borrelia miyamotoi in a Haemaphysalis inermis tick16
A new report of adult Hyalomma marginatum and Hyalomma rufipes in the Czech Republic16
Molecular screening of cattle ticks, tick-borne pathogens and amitraz resistance in ticks of Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas province in Ecuador16
Molecular detection of vector-borne agents in ectoparasites and reptiles from Brazil16
Identification of Rickettsia spp., Anaplasma spp., and an Ehrlichia canis-like agent in Rhipicephalus microplus from Southwest and South-Central China16
New records of Amblyomma gervaisi from Pakistan, with detection of a reptile-associated Borrelia sp.16
Operational TBE incidence forecasts for Austria, Germany, and Switzerland 2019–202116
Potential distribution of Amblyomma mixtum (Koch, 1844) in climate change scenarios in the Americas15
Vaccine uptake in 20 countries in Europe 2020: Focus on tick-borne encephalitis (TBE)15
Rodent-targeted approaches to reduce acarological risk of human exposure to pathogen-infected Ixodes ticks15
The lymphocyte populations and their migration into the central nervous system in tick-borne encephalitis15
New geographical area on the map of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus: First serological evidence in the Hungarian population15
Molecular identification and evaluation of Coxiella-like endosymbionts genetic diversity carried by cattle ticks in Algeria15
Molecular detection and characterization of Anaplasma platys and Ehrlichia canis in dogs from the Caribbean15
Establishing a baseline for tick surveillance in Alaska: Tick collection records from 1909-201915
Seroprevalence of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus in animals in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, and development of Gaussia luciferase immunoprecipitation system to detect specific IgG a15
Ehrlichiosis and anaplasmosis subcommittee report to the Tick-borne Disease Working Group15
Translational biotechnology for the control of ticks and tick-borne diseases15
Experiences with tick exposure, Lyme disease, and use of personal prevention methods for tick bites among members of the U.S. population, 2013–201515
Extensive genetic diversity of Anaplasma bovis in ruminants in Xi’an, China15
Characterization of overwintering sites of Haemaphysalis longicornis (Acari: Ixodidae) and tick infection rate with severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus from eight provinces in South Kore14
Regional, seasonal, biennial and landscape-associated distribution of Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Rickettsia spp. infections in Ixodes ticks in northern Germany and implications for risk assessment 14
Identification and distribution of nine tick-borne spotted fever group Rickettsiae in the Country of Georgia14
On the way between Africa and Europe: Molecular taxonomy of ticks collected from birds in Malta14
Phylogenetic analysis of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus in inner Mongolia, China14
Occurrence and clinical manifestations of tick-borne rickettsioses in Western Siberia: First Russian cases of Rickettsia aeschlimannii and Rickettsia slovaca infections14
Anaplasma marginale in goats from a multispecies grazing system in northeastern Brazil14
Autochthonous tick-borne encephalitis in the United Kingdom: A second probable human case and local eco-epidemiological findings14
Prevalence of bovine Babesia spp., Anaplasma marginale, and their co-infections in Latin America: Systematic review-meta-analysis14
Combination of cypermethrin and thymol for control of Rhipicephalus microplus: Efficacy evaluation and description of an action mechanism14
Cattle ticks and associated tick-borne pathogens in Burkina Faso and Benin: Apparent northern spread of Rhipicephalus microplus in Benin and first evidence of Theileria velifera and Theileria annulata14
Distribution of ticks in Bosnia and Herzegovina14
Detection of emerging tick-borne disease agents in the Alpes-Maritimes region, southeastern France13
Neuropeptides in Rhipicephalus microplus and other hard ticks13
Efficacy of a water-based botanical acaricide formulation applied in portable spray box against the southern cattle tick, Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus (Acari: Ixodidae), infesting cattle13
Ehrlichia, Coxiella and Bartonella infections in rodents from Guizhou Province, Southwest China13
Microclimate conditions alter Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) overwinter survival across climate gradients in Maine, United States13
Free-living ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in the Iguaçu National Park, Brazil: Temporal dynamics and questing behavior on vegetation13
The role of different species of wild ungulates and Ixodes ricinus ticks in the circulation of genetic variants of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in a forest biotope in north-western Poland13
Molecular epidemiology of Rickettsia sp. and Coxiella burnetii collected from Hyalomma asiaticum in Bactrian camels (Camelus bactrianus) in inner Mongolia of China13
Emergence of the zoonotic tick Dermacentor (Indocentor) auratus Supino, 1897 (Acari: Ixodidae) in Singapore13
First record of Ixodes simplex found on a human host, with a review of cases of human infestation by bat tick species occurring in Europe13
Bacterial and protozoan agents found in Hyalomma aegyptium (L., 1758) (Ixodida: Ixodidae) collected from Testudo graeca L., 1758 (Reptilia: Testudines) in Corum Province of Turkey13
Survey of ticks and tick-borne agents in maned wolves (Chrysocyon brachyurus) from a natural landscape in Brazil13
Update on the presence of Ixodes ricinus at the western limit of its range and the prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato13
Ticks and rickettsial exposure in lowland tapirs (Tapirus terrestris) of three Brazilian biomes12
Survey on tick distribution and tick-borne pathogens in Daejeon and adjacent areas in South Korea12
Experience and knowledge of Lyme disease: A scoping review of patient-provider communication12
Diversity of Rickettsia in ticks collected from wild animals in Panama12
Associations between wild birds and hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in Colombia12
A new species of soft tick from dry tropical forests of Brazilian Caatinga12
Symbiont dynamics during the blood meal of Ixodes ricinus nymphs differ according to their sex12
The European bison (Bison bonasus) as an indicatory species for the circulation of tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) in natural foci in Poland12
Metagenomic analysis of individually analyzed ticks from Eastern Europe demonstrates regional and sex-dependent differences in the microbiota of Ixodes ricinus12
First reports of indigenous lethal infection with Anaplasma marginale, Anaplasma bovis and Theileria orientalis in Croatian cattle12
Novel quaranjavirus and other viral sequences identified from ticks parasitizing hunted wildlife in Trinidad and Tobago12
DNA barcoding of hard ticks (Ixodidae), notes on distribution of vector species and new faunal record for Croatia12
First detection of Amblyomma variegatum and molecular finding of Rickettsia africae in Sardinia, Italy12
Complete mitochondrial genome characterization and phylogenetic analyses of the main vector of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus: Hyalomma marginatum Koch, 184412
Reestablishment of Rhipicephalus secundus Feldman-Muhsam, 1952 (Acari: Ixodidae)12
Strong genetic structure among populations of the tick Ixodes ricinus across its range12
Inter-annual variation in prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto and Anaplasma phagocytophilum in host-seeking Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) at long-term surveillance sites in the uppe12
Predicting distributions of blacklegged ticks (Ixodes scapularis), Lyme disease spirochetes (Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto) and human Lyme disease cases in the eastern United States12
Human seroepidemiology of Rickettsia and Orientia species in Chile – A cross-sectional study in five regions12
Anaplasma capra in sheep and goats on Corsica Island, France: A European lineage within A. capra clade II?11
Characterization of deltamethrin, cypermethrin, coumaphos and ivermectin resistance in populations of Rhipicephalus microplus in India and efficacy of an antitick natural formulation prepared from Age11
Morphological and molecular characterization of Rhipicephalus microplus and Rhipicephalus annulatus from selected states of southern India11
Pictorial dissection guide and internal anatomy of the cattle tick, Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus (Canestrini)11
Molecular detection and genetic characterization of Anaplasma marginale and Anaplasma platys in cattle in Nigeria11
Phylogenetic analysis and geographical distribution of Theileria equi and Babesia caballi sequences from horses residing in Spain11
Stray Mexico origin cattle captured crossing into Southern Texas carry Babesia bovis and other tick-borne pathogens11
Diversity and distribution of ticks in Niigata prefecture, Japan (2016–2018): Changes since 195011
Molecular identification and genetic characterization of tick-borne pathogens in sheep and goats at two farms in the central and southern regions of Malawi11
Integrated human behavior and tick risk maps to prioritize Lyme disease interventions using a 'One Health' approach11
Evaluation of a novel multiplex PCR amplicon sequencing assay for detection of human pathogens in Ixodes ticks11
Modeling future climate suitability for the western blacklegged tick, Ixodes pacificus, in California with an emphasis on land access and ownership11
Prevalence of Babesia canis DNA in Ixodes ricinus ticks collected in forest and urban ecosystems in west-central Poland11
A comparison of horizontal and transovarial transmission efficiency of Borrelia miyamotoi by Ixodes scapularis11
Prevalence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in questing Ixodes ricinus nymphs across twenty recreational areas in England and Wales11
Changes in Lyme neuroborreliosis incidence in Denmark, 1996 to 201511
Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) infection in pregnancy: Absence of virus transmission to the fetuses despite severe maternal disease – A case study11
Are other tick-borne infections overlooked in patients investigated for Lyme neuroborreliosis? A large retrospective study from South-eastern Sweden11
In vitro and in silico studies of the larvicidal and anticholinesterase activities of berberine and piperine alkaloids on Rhipicephalus microplus11
Effective control of the motile stages of Amblyomma americanum and reduced Ehrlichia spp. prevalence in adults via permethrin treatment of white-tailed deer in coastal Connecticut, USA11
Survey of Rickettsia parkeri and Amblyomma maculatum associated with small mammals in southeastern Virginia11
Vaccine approaches applied to controlling dog ticks11
Emergence of Lyme borreliosis in the province of Verona, Northern Italy: Five-years of sentinel surveillance11
Phylogenetic analysis, genetic diversity and geographical distribution of Babesia caballi based on 18S rRNA gene10
Small mammals, ticks and rickettsiae in natural and human-modified landscapes: Diversity and occurrence of Brazilian spotted fever in Brazil10
Molecular detection and characterisation of protozoan and rickettsial pathogens in ticks from cattle in the pastoral area of Karamoja, Uganda10
Rickettsia spp. and Ehrlichia spp. in Amblyomma ticks parasitizing wild amphibious sea kraits and yellow-margined box turtles in Okinawa, Japan10
Investigating novel approaches to tick-borne encephalitis surveillance in Sweden, 2010-201710
The guinea pig model for tick-borne spotted fever rickettsioses: A second look10
Bovine immunisation with a recombinant peptide derived from synthetic SBm7462® (Bm86 epitope construct) immunogen for Rhipicephalus microplus control10
B. burgdorferi sensu lato-induced inhibition of antigen presentation is mediated by RIP1 signaling resulting in impaired functional T cell responses towards Candida albicans10
High genetic diversity and superinfection by Anaplasma marginale strains in naturally infected Angus beef cattle during a clinical anaplasmosis outbreak in southeastern Brazil10
Rickettsia amblyommatis isolated from Amblyomma mixtum (Acari: Ixodida) from two sites in Panama10
Classification of patients referred under suspicion of tick-borne diseases, Copenhagen, Denmark10
Molecular detection and phylogeny of Anaplasma spp. in cattle reveals the presence of novel strains closely related to A. phagocytophilum in Turkey10
Identification of Anaplasma marginale in long-eared hedgehogs (Hemiechinus auritus) and their Rhipicephalus turanicus ticks in Iran10
High-throughput sequencing of two European strains of tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV), Hochosterwitz and 1993/78310
Tracking tick-borne diseases in Mongolian livestock using next generation sequencing (NGS)10
Seasonality of acarological risk of exposure to Borrelia miyamotoi from questing life stages of Ixodes scapularis collected from Wisconsin and Massachusetts, USA10
Longitudinal dynamics and health impact of Hepatozoon procyonis (Apicomplexa: Hepatozoidae) on naturally infected ring-tailed coatis Nasua nasua (Carnivora: Procyonidae) from Midwestern Brazil10
Chitin increases drying survival of encapsulated Metarhizium pemphigi blastospores for Ixodes ricinus control10
Ecological traps and boosters of ixodid ticks: The differing ecological roles of two sympatric introduced mammals10
Evaluation of different strategic control protocols for Rhipicephalus microplus on cattle according to tick burden10
Records of ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) on humans and distribution of spotted-fever cases and its tick vectors in Paraná State, southern Brazil10
Phylogenetic relationships of the Amblyomma cajennense complex (Acari: Ixodidae) at mitogenomic resolution9
Host transcriptome response to Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato9
Identification and functional analysis of ferritin 2 from the Taiga tick Ixodes persulcatus Schulze9
Within-population diversity of bacterial microbiomes in winter ticks (Dermacentor albipictus)9
Severe anaplasmosis represents a treatable cause of secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: Two cases and review of literature9
A report on tick burden and molecular detection of tick-borne pathogens in cattle blood samples collected from four regions in Saudi Arabia9
Using i-tree canopy vegetation cover subtype classification to predict peri-domestic tick presence9
Evidence of taxonomic bias in public databases: The example of the genus Borrelia9
Multilocus genetic analysis indicates taxonomic status of “Candidatus Rickettsia mendelii” as a separate basal group9
Survey of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus in wild boar in the Republic of Korea9
Cross border transhumance involvement in ticks and tick-borne pathogens dissemination and first evidence of Anaplasma centrale in Burkina Faso9
Innovative approaches for the control of ticks and tick-borne diseases9
Molecular detection and characterization of tick-borne parasites in goats and ticks from Thailand9
Two novel Ehrlichia (Rickettsiales: Anaplasmataceae) strains detected in ticks (Ixodida, Ixodidae) and opossums (Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae) in Argentina9
Identification of a non-host semiochemical from miniature pinscher, Canis lupus familiaris, that repels Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato (Acari: Ixodidae)9
Haemaphysalis flava ticks as a competent vector of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus9
Theileria and Babesia infection in cattle – First molecular survey in Kazakhstan9
Babesiosis in Latvian domestic dogs, 2016–20199
Prevalence of five human pathogens in host-seeking Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes pacificus by region, state, and county in the contiguous United States generated through national tick surveillance9
Discriminating between Lyme neuroborreliosis and other central nervous system infections by use of biomarkers CXCL13 and IL-69
Isolation and partial characterisation of a novel Trypanosoma from the tick Ixodes ricinus9
Comprehensive screening of tick-borne microorganisms indicates that a great variety of pathogens are circulating between hard ticks (Ixodoidea: Ixodidae) and domestic ruminants in natural foci of Anat9
Domestic dogs as amplifying hosts of Rickettsia rickettsii for Amblyomma aureolatum ticks9
Exploring the ecological and evolutionary relationships between Rickettsia and hard ticks in the Neotropical region.9
Mechanisms of amitraz resistance in a Rhipicephalus microplus strain from southern Brazil9
gltA typing of Anaplasma strains related to A. platys: Taxonomical and one health implications9
Molecular evidence indicts Haemaphysalis leachi (Acari: Ixodidae) as the vector of Babesia rossi in dogs in Nigeria, West Africa9
Epidemic character and environmental factors in epidemic areas of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome in Shandong Province9
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