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The reemergence of fever spotted by Rickettsia rickettsii associated with the Rhipicephalus sanguineus tick, represents a threat to the health of individuals and a public health problem in various locations in the state of Sonora, where more than 100 cases occur annually, with rates of specific leth...

An increment in human tick bite cases has been noticed in Eastern Spain in the last years. Three tick species has been detached from patients assisted at Vall d’Alba Heath Center during 2018 and 2019: Dermacentor marginatus, Hyalomma lusitanicum and Rhipicephalus sanguineus. H. lusitanicum, with 204...

This study aimed to phenotypically characterize ticks from human bites in La Rioja and canine bites in the province of Valencia, Spain. Phenotyping was performed using a computerized image analysis system (CIAS, Computer picture Analysis System). The analysis by means of principal components of the ...

The construction of a hydroelectric power station on Zeya River near the town of Zeya (Amur Region, Russian Far East) in the early 1970s spurred the development of a new urban settlement in the town for construction workers. Natural conditions of this area supported the persistence of populations of...

The most frequently reported vector-borne diseases in the temperate zone of the Northern Hemisphere are related to ticks, e.g. borreliosis and tick-borne encephalitis. In Europe, Ixodes ricinus (Acari: Ixodidae) is the most abundant species infesting a wide range of hosts. Increased public awareness...

Tick pests and vectors of human and animal diseases are a permanent component of urban fauna. The present paper addresses the conditions required for persistence of tick populations in urban environment. All urban tick populations originate from populations in natural habitats around towns. Some of ...

Ticks and their caused diseases lyme disease and TBE are an increasingly discussed topic in Switzerland. The habitat preferences of ticks have been studied frequently, but there exist almost no data about the abundance of ticks in urban areas. Due to that, the purpose of this study was to examine th...

The occurrence of Ixodes and Dermacentor ticks is not limited to natural biotopes. These arthropods inhabit recreational parks and small forests situated in the city and in the suburban zone of Warsaw as well. In studies carried out in Warsaw recently the level of infected by Borrelia burgdorferi s....

The objective of this study was to investigate the geographical distribution of ticks in the Boyerahmad city. Survey occurred in the 1/10 of villages in the city from animal shelters, fowl nests, animal bodies and households. Ticks were collected in different seasons. It was collected 2,173 ticks (s...

To combat vectors and the public health hazards they represent, many European countries have established their own vector control programs. Such programs may benefit from a more standardized approach to enable to compare obtained results, share compatible data and tackle transboundary issues. The VB...

Diseases carried by vectors such as mosquitoes or ticks are an increasing public health concern worldwide, yet often relatively little is known about their spatial distribution. Without a clear understanding of where the diseases or vectors are already present or which areas are vulnerable to spread...

The first case of hard ticks, Dermacentor reticulatus (F.) and Ixodes ricinus (L.), as well as mites, Ornithonyssus bacoti (Hirst), and rat lice living in the ground floor office of an apartment building of the city of Minsk, Byelorussia is described. Ectoparasites appeared in the end of November in...

Silberman Institute of Life Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel Abstract The development of any urban area has been followed by dramatic changes in floral and faunal biodiversity, which also touches upon vectors of human and animal diseases, and provides strong impacts on wildlife-p...

In the past years test systems for the evaluation of repellents, attractants and insecticides/acaricides have been developed and further refined in our laboratory. A standardized laboratory test system for the evaluation of tick repellents (Moving-Object (MO) Bioassay) has been extensively used with...

Although the majority of flaviviruses are endemic in tropical or sub-tropical region, certain species are often detected in Europe as well. In central Europe, the Tick Borne Encephalitis Virus is endemic in several geographic regions. Amongst the mosquito-borne flaviviruses the West Nile virus (WNV)...

Since first identified in the 1980’s, Lyme Disease has become the most widely diagnosed vector-borne disease in the United States. Lyme Disease occurs from the infection of human and animal hosts by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi. Infection of hosts results from the bite and completion of a succ...

Tick-borne relapsing fever (RF) is considered to be caused by the spirochaete Borrelia persica, transmitted to humans by Ornithodorus tholozani, and is a notifiable disease in Israel. Between 1980 and 2002, 184 cases were reported, i.e. an average of eight cases per year (range 0-16). Among them, ab...

Nine species, 168 individuals of rodents were live trapped and examined for parasitic arthropods in 24 localities in khoramabad from July 2002 through May 2003. Seven species of ectoparasites were collected: 1 species of sucking lice (Anoplura), 3 species of fleas (Siphonaptera), immature stages of ...

The present paper describes a test procedure with human volunteers used for a comparative investigation of tick repellents. Eight commercially available repellents were tested against the tickIxodes ricinus (L.) and several test criteria described. Ticks were placed on a copper plate situated on an ...

Human vector-borne diseases, such as malaria, lymphatic filariasis, and dengue hemorrhagic fever are a global health problem. These diseases affect millions of people in developed and undeveloped countries. Entomologists, biologists, and vector ecologists from North America and Europe share informat...

A complex of synanthropic arthropoda that inhabit a variety of rural and urban localities is systemized depending on the different parameters. These include the type of harm caused by arthropoda to people, including: arthropoda that are vectors and agents of infectious diseases; arthropoda that caus...

A three-stage study was initiated to evaluate ways to use precision-targeting of insecticides for lone star tick (LST) control in Mississippi State parks. The first stage involved an evaluation of the residual effects of three commercially available pyrethroids against the LST, with the purpose of c...

Among argasid ticks, Argas reflexus is one of the main parasites entering and living in houses in many Israeli towns. Its hosts are birds, mainly doves, closely linked with human dwellings. A. latus, a member of the A. reflexus group known only from Turkmenistan, was found in houses in several areas...

The pattern of pre-copulatory and copulatory behaviour of the sheep tick, Ixodes ricinus (L.) was studied. Male attraction to female and subsequent copulation operate under the control of pheromones. Both engorged and unengorged (questing) females emit volatile substances which attract males, causin...

Ticks (Acari: Ixodoidea) are worldwide prominent pests as haematophagous parasites on humans and domestic animals. This paper emphasizing the central European situation, outlines the biology and the medical significance of four tick species which have often succeeded to colonize suburban environment...

A total of 12,911 ticks were collected by flagging from 10 localities of the city Prague between 19941997. The detection of Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. was performed using the indirect immuno-fluorescence method (with polyclonal hyperimmune serum) and 635 ticks collected in a urban park were selected ...

In the recreational zone of St. Petersburg the regular collections of Ixodes persulcatus Schulze ticks were made during 1995-1998 within a tick activity season (April-July). Ticks were collected by flagging and their infection rates were estimated using darkfield microscopy for spirochetes, IFA meth...

In the Czech Republic, Ixodes ricinus is the main vector of two important tick-borne diseases: tickborne encephalitis (TBE) and Lyme borreliosis (LB). Both these infections are frequently distributed in recreational areas among people coming there from Prague and from other large towns at weekend or...

Observation carried out in increase in the number of all blood-sucking arthropods in Lithuania. The abundance of Ixodes ricinus ticks, the principal vector for the Lyme disease and Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) agents in three biggest towns of Lithuania was compared with the incidence of morbidity o...

The control of bedbugs (Cimex lectularius) as well as pigeon ticks (Argas reflexus) in human dwellings is usually carried out by a treatment with residual insecticides/acaricides combined with special flushingout- preparations. As the hiding and breeding places of bed bugs and pigeon ticks can be sp...

The aim of our investigation was to find out if predacious beetles are applicable for biological control of some soil pests in urban environment in Siberia. During the years 1992-1997 the distribution of epigeic and soil-inhabiting beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae, Staphylinidae) , their biology and r...

In Europe the Lyme disease spirochetes, B. burgdorferi s.l., are maintained naturally in enzootic cycles involving wildlife reservoirs, such as Clethrionomys glareolus and Apodemus flavicollis, and ixodid tick vectors, primarily Ixodes ricinus. Although the disease is generally associated with fores...

By the year 2025 about 61% of the world’s population will be living in urban areas, especially in developing countries. The urban population will double from 2.4 billion in 1995 to 5 billion in 2025. The world’s urban population is growing 2.5 times faster than the rural population. The impact on he...