Abstract
Ticks can transmit a variety of viruses, bacteria or parasites that can cause serious infections or conditions in humans and animals. While tick-borne diseases are becoming an increasing and serious problem in Europe, tick-borne diseases are also responsible for major depressions in livestock production and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and Asia. This review will focus on the most important circulating tick-transmitted pathogens in Europe (Borrelia spp., Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Babesia spp., tick-borne encephalitis virus, Rickettsia spp. and Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus).
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Review
MeSH terms
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Anaplasmosis / diagnosis
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Anaplasmosis / epidemiology
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Anaplasmosis / transmission
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Animals
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Arachnid Vectors / microbiology*
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Arachnid Vectors / parasitology*
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Arachnid Vectors / physiology
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Babesiosis / diagnosis
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Babesiosis / epidemiology
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Babesiosis / transmission
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Encephalitis / diagnosis
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Encephalitis / epidemiology
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Europe / epidemiology
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Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean / diagnosis
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Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean / epidemiology
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Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean / transmission
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Humans
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Lyme Disease / diagnosis
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Lyme Disease / epidemiology
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Lyme Disease / transmission
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Rickettsiaceae Infections / diagnosis
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Rickettsiaceae Infections / epidemiology
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Rickettsiaceae Infections / transmission
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Tick-Borne Diseases / diagnosis
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Tick-Borne Diseases / epidemiology*
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Tick-Borne Diseases / transmission
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Ticks / microbiology*
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Ticks / parasitology*
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Ticks / physiology