Human babesiosis and tick-borne encephalitis

There are several Babesia spp. present in the UK, with Babesia canis transmitted by Dermacentor reticulatus the most pathogenic in dogs. Other Babesia spp. transmitted by Ixodes spp. ticks, while less...

Tick-borne encephalitis: an increasing threat in Europe

The distribution of TBEV is closely related to the activity of its tick vectors. These are Ixodes ricinus (Figure 1) in Western and Central Europe and Ixodes persulcatus in Central and Eastern Europe....