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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)
ArticleCitations
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Knowledge and vaccination practices among family physicians in northeastern France regarding tick-borne encephalitis virus66
A novel Borrelia-specific real-time PCR assay is not suitable for diagnosing Lyme neuroborreliosis63
Plasticity in the timing of detachment of an Eurasian-African songbird tick, Ixodes frontalis62
Tick (Acari: Ixodoidea) fauna and zoogeographic division of Jiangxi Province, China61
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Seasonal activities, morphological characteristics, and veterinary importance of Haemaphysalis mageshimaensis in Ishigaki and Yonaguni, Okinawa, Japan49
Surveillance of tick-borne encephalitis virus foci in Slovakia: A seroprevalence study in ruminants combined with virus detection in ticks45
Hyalomma aegyptium: Observed global distribution, imported specimens, preferred hosts and vector competence35
History of the geographic distribution of the western blacklegged tick, Ixodes pacificus, in the United States35
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Effect of cyclosporin A on the toxicity of ivermectin, eprinomectin and moxidectin in populations of Rhipicephalus microplus35
Status of ivermectin resistance in Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus (Acari: Ixodidae) populations from north-western Himalayas, India34
Molecular survey of Babesia spp. in red foxes (Vulpes Vulpes), Asian badgers (Meles leucurus) and their ticks in China32
Tick fauna in non-anthropogenic areas in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, with the presence of the Rickettsia parkeri strain Atlantic rainforest in Amblyomma ovale31
Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome and phylogenetic analyses of Haemaphysalis tibetensis Hoogstraal, 1965 (Acari: Ixodidae)30
NNNRe-reply to Estrada-Peña's reply28
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Babesia bennetti: A chimeric sequence for a true parasite?25
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Factors associated with perceived Anaplasma marginale infection and clinical anaplasmosis cases on beef operations in California23
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Molecular evidence indicts Haemaphysalis leachi (Acari: Ixodidae) as the vector of Babesia rossi in dogs in Nigeria, West Africa23
New records of Amblyomma ticks parasitizing neotropical primates in Brazil23
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Assessing the spatial and temporal patterns and risk factors for acquisition of Ixodes spp. by companion animals across Canada21
Evaluation of Theileria equi vertical transmission rate and routes in a cohort of asymptomatic mares and their foals21
Evidence of taxonomic bias in public databases: The example of the genus Borrelia21
Characterization of the arthropod associated lipoprotein (Alp) in the tick-mammalian transmission cycle of Borrelia turicatae21
PCR detection and genetic characterization of piroplasms from dogs in Myanmar, and a possible role of dogs as reservoirs for Theileria parasites infecting cattle, water buffaloes, and goats20
Spotted fever group rickettsiae in hard ticks in eastern and southern Kazakhstan20
Rodent-targeted fluralaner baiting reduces the density of Borrelia burgdorferi-infected questing Ixodes scapularis ticks in a peri-urban setting in southern Canada19
Detection of multiple novel viruses in argasid and ixodid ticks in Mexico19
Lake Michigan insights from island studies: the roles of chipmunks and coyotes in maintaining Ixodes scapularis and Borrelia burgdorferi in the absence of white-tailed deer19
Prevalence of tick-borne pathogens in feeding and questing Ixodes ricinus ticks from Southern Sweden19
Molecular detection of Borrelia sp. in Ornithodoros cavernicolous (Acari: Argasidae) in midwestern Brazil19
Identification and phylogenetic analysis of Nairobi sheep disease virus from Haemaphysalis longicornis ticks in Shandong Province, China18
A wide distribution of Beiji nairoviruses and related viruses in Ixodes ticks in Japan18
Prevalence and diversity of spotted fever group Rickettsia species in ixodid ticks from domestic dogs in Chad, Africa18
Genome sequence of Ehrlichia muris from Ixodes ricinus collected in Italy on a migratory bird provides epidemiological and evolutionary insights18
Short Communication: Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Babesia spp. in ixodid ticks infesting red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in Great Britain17
Incidence, healthcare resource utilization and costs of hospitalized patients with tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) in Italy17
Amblyomma sparsum Neumann 1899 on migratory birds from Africa: First records in Italy17
Detection of Anaplasma bovis-like agent in the Southcentral United States17
Pathogens transmitted by Ixodes ricinus17
Contributions of birds to the feeding of ticks at host community level: Effects of tick burden, host density and yearly fluctuations17
Anti-piroplasmic activity of novobiocin as heat shock protein 90 inhibitor against in vitro cultured Theileria equi and Babesia caballi parasites16
A transwell assay method to evaluate Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto migratory chemoattraction toward tick saliva proteins16
Description of Ornithodoros (Pavlovskyella) tartakovskyi using scanning electron microscopy, with notes on the morphology of Pavlovskyella sensu stricto and Theriodoros subgenera16
Evaluation of sporozoite and macroschizont antigen (Spm2) of Theileria annulata for its diagnostic potential16
Calf immunization protocols with low-virulence isolates of Anaplasma marginale: Analysis of post-inoculation effects and protection against natural challenge16
Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato infection in Ixodes ricinus ticks in urban green areas in Prague16
Molecular evidence of Candidatus Rickettsia longicornii and a novel Rickettsia strain from ticks in Southern China16
Evaluating spatial and temporal patterns of tick exposure in the United States using community science data submitted through a smartphone application16
Environmental and host factors underlying tick infestation in invasive raccoons (Procyon lotor) in Hokkaido, Japan16
Amblyomma ticks in animal carcasses hunted in Mapinguari National Park, Western Amazon, Brazil: New records on species and host-parasite relationships16
Geographic distribution and modeling of ticks in the Republic of Korea and the application of tick models towards understanding the distribution of associated pathogenic agents15
Binary combinations of thymol, carvacrol and eugenol for Amblyomma sculptum control: Evaluation of in vitro synergism and effectiveness under semi-field conditions15
Tick-borne encephalitis vaccination in persons with a recent history of Lyme borreliosis: Insights from a Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviour survey in Bavaria, Germany15
Hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) and tick-borne diseases of sheep and goats in Africa: A review15
The molecular prevalence, distribution and risk factors associated with Babesia bigemina infection in Peninsular Malaysia15
Adapting vector surveillance using Bayesian experimental design: An application to an ongoing tick monitoring program in the southeastern United States15
Paretic complications of tick-borne encephalitis and Lyme neuroborreliosis in the Czech Republic: Characteristics and clinical outcome15
The importance of the tortoise tick Hyalomma aegyptium as a carrier of bacterial agents on a wide range15
Pathogens in Ixodes persulcatus and Ixodes ricinus ticks (Acari, Ixodidae) in Karelia (Russia)15
First neuronal projection from Haller’s organ to the synganglion and three-dimensional reconstruction of Amblyomma sculptum olfactory lobe15
Anaplasma phagocytophilum in urban and peri-urban passerine birds in Ile-de-France15
Tick-borne encephalitis as a trigger for anti-N-Methyl-d-aspartate receptor encephalitis15
Surveillance of Rocky Mountain wood ticks (Dermacentor andersoni) and American dog ticks (Dermacentor variabilis) in Colorado14
Direct injection of Amblyomma americanum ticks with Cytauxzoon felis14
Development and field evaluation of a nested polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (nPCR-RFLP) analysis to identify A. marginale-infected and A. centrale-vaccinated cattle14
Analysis of sequence variations in the GABA gated chloride gene associated with resistance to fipronil in Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus ticks from Argentina14
Detection of Borrelia and Babesia species in Haemaphysalis punctata ticks sampled in Southern England14
A survey of hard ticks associated with cave dwelling mammals in Turkey14
Synergistic property of piperonyl butoxide, diethyl maleate, triphenyl phosphate and verapamil hydrochloride with deltamethrin and ivermectin against Rhipicephalus microplus ticks14
The first detection of relapsing fever spirochete Borrelia miyamotoi in Ixodes ricinus ticks from the northeast Czech Republic13
Oriental theileriosis associated with a new genotype of Theileria orientalis in buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) calves in Uttar Pradesh, India13
A serological assay to detect and differentiate rodent exposure to soft tick and hard tick relapsing fever infections in the United States13
Potential novel Colpodella spp. (phylum Apicomplexa) and high prevalence of Colpodella spp. in goat-attached Haemaphysalis longicornis ticks in Shandong province, China13
The basis of molecular diagnostics for piroplasmids: Do the sequences lie?13
Genetic diversity in Babesia bovis from southern Africa and estimation of B. bovis infection levels in cattle using an optimised quantitative PCR assay13
Seroprevalence and transmission of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus in a coastal endemic area in Southeastern China13
Seropositivity to tick-borne pathogens in nature management workers in the Netherlands13
Differential characteristics of mammalian and tick-derived promoters to trigger protein expression in transfected tick cell lines13
Genetic characterization of a novel Ehrlichia chaffeensis genotype from an Amblyomma tenellum tick from South Texas, USA13
Multilocus genetic analysis indicates taxonomic status of “Candidatus Rickettsia mendelii” as a separate basal group13
In vitro acaricidal activity of essential oils and their binary mixtures against ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae)13
Tick-borne infections in wolves from an expanding population in Eastern Europe13
New tick records with notes on rickettsial infection from the wildlife of the state of Espírito Santo, southeastern Brazil12
New insights into the systematics of the afrotropical Amblyomma marmoreum complex (Acari: Ixodidae) and the genome of a novel Rickettsia africae strain using morphological and metagenomic approaches12
Comprehensive genetic diversity and molecular evolutionary analysis of Theileria annulata isolates based on TAMS 1 gene12
Reestablishment of Rhipicephalus secundus Feldman-Muhsam, 1952 (Acari: Ixodidae)12
Stray Mexico origin cattle captured crossing into Southern Texas carry Babesia bovis and other tick-borne pathogens12
Evaluating the need for standardised disease manifestation categories in patients infected with the tick-borne encephalitis virus: A Delphi panel12
Incidence and occurrence of tick-borne encephalitis and neuroborreliosis in Germany12
Transcriptional profiling of Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae) provides insights into the role of the Haller's organ in spatial DEET recognition12
A comparison of horizontal and transovarial transmission efficiency of Borrelia miyamotoi by Ixodes scapularis12
Geographic variation in the distribution of Anaplasma phagocytophilum variants in host-seeking Ixodes scapularis nymphs and adults in the eastern United States elucidated using next generation sequenc12
Corrigendum to “Clinical and hematologic features of experimental theileriosis in roan calves (Hippotragus equinus)” [Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases 12 (2021) 101644]12
Seroprevalence of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus in medium-sized wild mammals in Miyazaki, Japan12
The European bison (Bison bonasus) as an indicatory species for the circulation of tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) in natural foci in Poland12
On the way between Africa and Europe: Molecular taxonomy of ticks collected from birds in Malta12
Rhipicephalus microplus: An overview of vaccine antigens against the cattle tick11
Immunization of guinea pigs with cement extract induces resistance against Ixodes scapularis ticks11
Exposure of Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato Latreille, 1806 (Acari: Ixodidae) to hexane extract of Acmella oleracea (Jambu): semi-engorged and engorged ticks11
Rapid invasion and expansion of the Asian longhorned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis) into a new area on Long Island, New York, USA11
Vaccine approaches applied to controlling dog ticks11
Rickettsia and relapsing fever Borrelia in Alectorobius kelleyi (Ixodida: Argasidae) from peri domestic bats in the northeastern United States11
Density of host-seeking Ixodes scapularis nymphs by region, state, and county in the contiguous United States generated through national tick surveillance11
Changes in the geographic distribution of the blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis, in the United States11
Description of a new tick species, closely related to Amblyomma javanense (Supino, 1897), associated with Varanus bengalensis (Squamata: Varanidae) in Pakistan11
Characterization and evaluation of a new triosephosphate isomerase homologue from Haemaphysalis longicornis as a candidate vaccine against tick infection11
Novel Ehrlichia and Hepatozoon genotypes in white-eared opossums (Didelphis albiventris) and associated ticks from Brazil11
Characterization and diversity of Babesia sp. YLG, a new member of the Peircei group infecting Mediterranean yellow-legged gulls (Larus michahellis)10
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Insights into the contribution of multiple factors on Ixodes ricinus abundance across Europe spanning 20 years using different machine learning algorithms10
Spatio-temporal modeling for confirmed cases of lyme disease in Virginia10
The epidemiology of human ehrlichiosis in Texas, 2008-201710
Molecular detection of Babesia vesperuginis in bats from Lithuania10
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Corrigendum to ‘Assessment of a quantitative 5′ nuclease real-time polymerase chain reaction using groEL gene for Ehrlichia and Anaplasma species in rodents in Brazil’ [Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases 810
New rules for the submission of review articles to Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases10
Seroprevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato antibodies in English adult blood donors: A nationwide cross-sectional study, 2021–202210
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Molecular detection and characterization of Anaplasma platys and Ehrlichia canis in dogs from the Caribbean10
A new report of adult Hyalomma marginatum and Hyalomma rufipes in the Czech Republic10
Argas ticks (Ixodida: Argasidae) on migratory birds from Africa: first record of a genotype close to Argas africolumbae in Italy10
Cloning, expression, and function of ferritins in the tick Haemaphysalis flava10
Book review “Climate, Ticks and Disease” edited by Pat Nuttall10
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Seasonal activity patterns of Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes pacificus in the United States10
gltA typing of Anaplasma strains related to A. platys: Taxonomical and one health implications10
Prevalence of Rickettsia africae in tick vectors collected from mammalian hosts in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis10
First description of conspecific hyperparasitism in Amblyomma sculptum10
Web search volume as a near-real-time complementary surveillance tool of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) in Italy9
Repeated imidocarb treatment failure suggesting emerging resistance of Babesia canis in a new endemic area in north-eastern Germany9
Ticks in the metropolitan area of Berlin, Germany9
Population genetic structure of the elephant tick Amblyomma tholloni from different elephant populations in Kenya9
Accounting for missing ticks: Use (or lack thereof) of hierarchical models in tick ecology studies9
Impact of four local anaesthetics on growth and viability of in vitro cultured Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto, Borrelia bavariensis and Borrelia afzelii9
Sympatry of Amblyomma eburneum and Amblyomma variegatum on African buffaloes and prevalence of pathogens in ticks9
Environmental determinants of Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection in cattle using a kernel density function9
Obituary: Univ.-Professor Dr. Gerold Stanek (1946-2022)9
Survey on tick distribution and tick-borne pathogens in Daejeon and adjacent areas in South Korea9
Molecular detection and genetic characterization of Anaplasma marginale and Anaplasma platys in cattle in Nigeria9
Reconstruction of mitochondrial genomes from raw sequencing data provides insights on the phylogeny of Ixodes ticks and cautions for species misidentification9
Molecular and serological detection of Anaplasma spp. in small ruminants in an area of Cerrado Biome in northeastern Brazil9
Growth dynamics and tissue localization of a Coxiella-like endosymbiont in the tick Haemaphysalis longicornis9
Corrigendum to “Hard ticks and tick-borne pathogens in Mongolia—A review” [Ticks Tick-Borne Dis. 10 (2019) 101268]9
Phylogenetic analysis of tick-borne encephalitis virus strains found in an engorged tick and traveler returning from Russia9
Acceptability of 4-poster deer treatment devices for community-wide tick control among residents of high Lyme disease incidence counties in Connecticut and New York, USA9
The Asian turtle tick Amblyomma geoemydae Cantor, 1847 (Acari: Ixodidae) in the Philippines: first confirmed local host and locality with a complete host index9
Encapsulation of entomopathogenic fungal conidia: evaluation of stability and control potential of Rhipicephalus microplus9
Chitosan-coated poly (Ɛ-caprolactone) nanoparticles as acaricide carriers9
Detection of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato DNA in cerebrospinal fluid samples following pre-enrichment culture9
The role of southern red-backed voles, Myodes gapperi, and Peromyscus mice in the enzootic maintenance of Lyme disease spirochetes in North Dakota, USA9
A brief tale of two pioneering moments: Europe's first discovery of Tick-Borne Encephalitis (TBE) virus beyond the Soviet Union and the largest alimentary TBE outbreak in history9
Corrigendum to “Prevalence of single and coinfections of human pathogens in Ixodes ticks from five geographical regions in the United States, 2013-2019” [Ticks Tick-Borne Dis. 12 (2021) 101637]9
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 9
Cercopithifilaria spp. in ticks of companion animals from Asia: new putative hosts and vectors9
Hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) parasitizing bushbabies (Mammalia: Galagidae) in a biodiversity hotspot of northern South Africa9
Microclimate conditions alter Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) overwinter survival across climate gradients in Maine, United States9
The first human case of Rickettsia slovaca from Turkey9
Development and validation of software that quantifies the larval mortality of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus cattle tick9
Using next generation sequencing for molecular detection and differentiation of Anaplasma phagocytophilum variants from host seeking Ixodes scapularis ticks in the United States9
Molecular detection of Theileria equi in horses from Veracruz, Mexico9
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