A clear and present danger: tick-borne diseases in Europe.
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).
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Paul
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Research Laboratory for Vector Borne Diseases, Queen Astrid Military Hospital, Bruynstraat 1, B-1120 Brussels, Belgium. paul.heyman@mil.be
Cochez
Christel
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Hofhuis
Agnetha
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van der Giessen
Joke
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Sprong
Hein
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Porter
Sarah Rebecca
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Losson
Bertrand
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Saegerman
Claude
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Donoso-Mantke
Oliver
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Niedrig
Matthias
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Papa
Anna
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D000712:Anaplasmosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission; D000818:Animals; D001096:Arachnid Vectors / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000502:physiology; D001404:Babesiosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D006479:Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission; D012288:Rickettsiaceae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission; D017282:Tick-Borne Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D013987:Ticks / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000502:physiology