Updates on subgenus #Ixodes in the Mediterranean region: validity of #Ixodes festai Rondelli, 1926, reinstatement of #Ixodes tatei Arthur, 1959, and a new species closely related to #Ixodes gibbosus Nuttall, 1916 The southern part of Europe is one of the most species-rich regions from the point of view of the genus and subgenus Ixodes. However, numerous unresolved or questionably interpreted issues exist in the context of tick species indigenous to Mediterranean countries, such as the validity of Ixodes festai, synonymy of Ixodes tatei with Ixodes eldaricus (never tested molecularly) or the haplotype heterogeneity of Ixodes gibbosus. In this study, 21 specimens of six tick species from the subgenus...

Updates on subgenus #Ixodes in the Mediterranean region: validity of #Ixodes festai Rondelli, 1926, reinstatement of #Ixodes tatei Arthur, 1959, and a new species closely related to #Ixodes gibbosus Nuttall, 1916 PubMed_

Updates on subgenus #Ixodes in the Mediterranean region: validity of #Ixodes festai Rondelli, 1926, reinstatement of #Ixodes tatei Arthur, 1959, and a new species closely related to #Ixodes gibbosus Nuttall, 1916 The southern part of Europe is one of the most species-rich regions from the point of view of the genus and subgenus Ixodes. However, numerous unresolved or questionably interpreted issues exist in the context of tick species indigenous to Mediterranean countries, such as the validity of Ixodes festai, synonymy of Ixodes tatei with Ixodes eldaricus (never tested molecularly) or the haplotype heterogeneity of Ixodes gibbosus. In this study, 21 specimens of six tick species from the subgenus...

Updates on subgenus #Ixodes in the Mediterranean region: validity of #Ixodes festai Rondelli, 1926, reinstatement of #Ixodes tatei Arthur, 1959, and a new species closely related to #Ixodes gibbosus Nuttall, 1916 PubMed_

New data on the occurrence of #Dermacentor reticulatus, #Dermacentor marginatus, and #Ixodes frontalis (Ixodida: Ixodidae) in Germany Publication date: May 2026 Source: #ticks and #tick-borne Diseases, Volume 17, Issue 3 Author(s): Nina Król, Andrea Springer, Alexander Lindau, Anna Obiegala, Katrin Fachet-Lehmann, Daniel Kämmer, Ingrid Bulling, Steffen Knoll, Dominik Fischer, Luisa Fischer, Marco Drehmann, Lidia Chitimia-Dobler, Olaf Kahl, Christina Strube, Ute Mackenstedt, Martin Pfeffer

New data on the occurrence of #Dermacentor reticulatus, #Dermacentor marginatus, and #Ixodes frontalis (Ixodida: Ixodidae) in Germany Ticks&TBD

New data on the occurrence of #Dermacentor reticulatus, #Dermacentor marginatus, and #Ixodes frontalis (Ixodida: Ixodidae) in Germany Publication date: May 2026 Source: #ticks and #tick-borne Diseases, Volume 17, Issue 3 Author(s): Nina Król, Andrea Springer, Alexander Lindau, Anna Obiegala, Katrin Fachet-Lehmann, Daniel Kämmer, Ingrid Bulling, Steffen Knoll, Dominik Fischer, Luisa Fischer, Marco Drehmann, Lidia Chitimia-Dobler, Olaf Kahl, Christina Strube, Ute Mackenstedt, Martin Pfeffer

New data on the occurrence of #Dermacentor reticulatus, #Dermacentor marginatus, and #Ixodes frontalis (Ixodida: Ixodidae) in Germany Ticks&TBD

Alongshan #virus in the virome of #Ixodes hexagonus #ticks in the United Kingdom Publication date: May 2026 Source: #ticks and #tick-borne Diseases, Volume 17, Issue 3 Author(s): Ben P Jones, Elena De Candia, Hannah Davies, Akbar Dastjerdi, Daniel L Horton, Nicholas Johnson

Alongshan #virus in the virome of #Ixodes hexagonus #ticks in the United Kingdom Ticks&TBD

Alongshan #virus in the virome of #Ixodes hexagonus #ticks in the United Kingdom Publication date: May 2026 Source: #ticks and #tick-borne Diseases, Volume 17, Issue 3 Author(s): Ben P Jones, Elena De Candia, Hannah Davies, Akbar Dastjerdi, Daniel L Horton, Nicholas Johnson

Alongshan #virus in the virome of #Ixodes hexagonus #ticks in the United Kingdom Ticks&TBD

#Ixodes persulcatus (taiga #tick) #Ixodes persulcatus is a medically important #tick species found in temperate and subarctic climates across Northeastern Europe and Asiai. It inhabits humid forests and pastures, favouring high-latitude areas but occurring only at higher elevations in low latitudes. Due to changes in global climate, its distribution is expanding north and west in Europe and Russia and receding at its eastern edge in Japan. The larvae and nymphs of this three-host #tick typically feed on small mammals, birds, and reptiles, while the adults prefer larger mammals.

#Ixodes persulcatus (taiga #tick) Trends_Parasitol

#Ixodes persulcatus (taiga #tick) #Ixodes persulcatus is a medically important #tick species found in temperate and subarctic climates across Northeastern Europe and Asiai. It inhabits humid forests and pastures, favouring high-latitude areas but occurring only at higher elevations in low latitudes. Due to changes in global climate, its distribution is expanding north and west in Europe and Russia and receding at its eastern edge in Japan. The larvae and nymphs of this three-host #tick typically feed on small mammals, birds, and reptiles, while the adults prefer larger mammals.

#Ixodes persulcatus (taiga #tick) Trends_Parasitol

Insight into the genetic diversity of Hyalomma scupense, #Ixodes persulcatus, Haemaphysalis punctata and Argas persicus in Kazakhstan Hyalomma scupense, Ixodes persulcatus, Haemaphysalis punctata and Argas persicus have a broad distribution range across the Palearctic. However, their phylogenetic relationships are rarely reported. In this study, a total of 19,861 nymphs and adult ticks were collected from 41 sampling sites in 22 districts/cities across eight oblasts in the eastern, southern and western parts of Kazakhstan. Thirteen tick species, originated from 608 representative ticks, were identified. Regarding to Hy....

Insight into the genetic diversity of Hyalomma scupense, #Ixodes persulcatus, Haemaphysalis punctata and Argas persicus in Kazakhstan PubMed_

Insight into the genetic diversity of Hyalomma scupense, #Ixodes persulcatus, Haemaphysalis punctata and Argas persicus in Kazakhstan Hyalomma scupense, Ixodes persulcatus, Haemaphysalis punctata and Argas persicus have a broad distribution range across the Palearctic. However, their phylogenetic relationships are rarely reported. In this study, a total of 19,861 nymphs and adult ticks were collected from 41 sampling sites in 22 districts/cities across eight oblasts in the eastern, southern and western parts of Kazakhstan. Thirteen tick species, originated from 608 representative ticks, were identified. Regarding to Hy....

Insight into the genetic diversity of Hyalomma scupense, #Ixodes persulcatus, Haemaphysalis punctata and Argas persicus in Kazakhstan PubMed_

Phylogenetic and haplotype network analysis of #Ixodes crenulatus, #Ixodes canisuga, #Ixodes acuminatus and #Ixodes redikorzevi (subgenus Pholeoixodes) from their geographical range, Europe and China Ixodes crenulatus and Ixodes acuminatus (subgenus Pholeoixodes) have a broad Palearctic distribution, ranging from Europe to Asia (northern China). This research aimed to explore the phylogenetic relationships and haplotype diversity of these two tick species from Europe, and the Xingjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR, northwestern China). For this, part of the cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (cox1) gene was amplified, sequenced and compared involving ten specimens of I. crenulatus (n = 8) and...

Phylogenetic and haplotype network analysis of #Ixodes crenulatus, #Ixodes canisuga, #Ixodes acuminatus and #Ixodes redikorzevi (subgenus Pholeoixodes) from their geographical range, Europe and China PubMed_

Phylogenetic and haplotype network analysis of #Ixodes crenulatus, #Ixodes canisuga, #Ixodes acuminatus and #Ixodes redikorzevi (subgenus Pholeoixodes) from their geographical range, Europe and China Ixodes crenulatus and Ixodes acuminatus (subgenus Pholeoixodes) have a broad Palearctic distribution, ranging from Europe to Asia (northern China). This research aimed to explore the phylogenetic relationships and haplotype diversity of these two tick species from Europe, and the Xingjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR, northwestern China). For this, part of the cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (cox1) gene was amplified, sequenced and compared involving ten specimens of I. crenulatus (n = 8) and...

Phylogenetic and haplotype network analysis of #Ixodes crenulatus, #Ixodes canisuga, #Ixodes acuminatus and #Ixodes redikorzevi (subgenus Pholeoixodes) from their geographical range, Europe and China PubMed_

#ticks in the landscape: Fragmentation impacts density of Europe’s principal #TickBorneDisease (#TBD) vector, #Ixodes ricinus, across Germany Publication date: March 2026 Source: #ticks and #tick-borne Diseases, Volume 17, Issue 2 Author(s): Andrea Springer, Olaf Kahl, Nina Król, Martin Pfeffer, Lidia Chitimia-Dobler, Alexander Lindau, Ute Mackenstedt, Christina Strube

#ticks in the landscape: Fragmentation impacts density of Europe’s principal #TickBorneDisease (#TBD) vector, #Ixodes ricinus, across Germany Ticks&TBD

#ticks in the landscape: Fragmentation impacts density of Europe’s principal #TickBorneDisease (#TBD) vector, #Ixodes ricinus, across Germany Publication date: March 2026 Source: #ticks and #tick-borne Diseases, Volume 17, Issue 2 Author(s): Andrea Springer, Olaf Kahl, Nina Król, Martin Pfeffer, Lidia Chitimia-Dobler, Alexander Lindau, Ute Mackenstedt, Christina Strube

#ticks in the landscape: Fragmentation impacts density of Europe’s principal #TickBorneDisease (#TBD) vector, #Ixodes ricinus, across Germany Ticks&TBD

Microbial network stability, not diversity, drives colonization resistance against #Borrelia afzelii in #Ixodes ricinus #ticks Publication date: March 2026 Source: #ticks and #tick-borne Diseases, Volume 17, Issue 2 Author(s): Lianet Abuin-Denis, Lourdes Mateos-Hernández, Apolline Maitre, Alejandra Wu-Chuang, Myriam Kratou, Salma Kaoutar Abdelali, Ana Laura Cano-Argüelles, Štefánia Skičková, Dasiel Obregon, Alina Rodríguez-Mallon, Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz

Microbial network stability, not diversity, drives colonization resistance against #Borrelia afzelii in #Ixodes ricinus #ticks Ticks&TBD

Microbial network stability, not diversity, drives colonization resistance against #Borrelia afzelii in #Ixodes ricinus #ticks Publication date: March 2026 Source: #ticks and #tick-borne Diseases, Volume 17, Issue 2 Author(s): Lianet Abuin-Denis, Lourdes Mateos-Hernández, Apolline Maitre, Alejandra Wu-Chuang, Myriam Kratou, Salma Kaoutar Abdelali, Ana Laura Cano-Argüelles, Štefánia Skičková, Dasiel Obregon, Alina Rodríguez-Mallon, Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz

Microbial network stability, not diversity, drives colonization resistance against #Borrelia afzelii in #Ixodes ricinus #ticks Ticks&TBD

Comparison and complete mitogenomes of two morphologically similar but ecologically different #tick species, #Ixodes arboricola and #Ixodes lividus (subgenus Pholeoixodes) Ixodes arboricola and Ixodes lividus are ornithophilic tick species. The former is typically associated with tree-hole dwelling birds, while the latter is a host-specific parasite of sand martins (Riparia riparia). These two tick species share important morphological characters that make them difficult to identify when they are collected from atypical hosts, such as birds of prey. Despite this, high resolution digital pictures have not been reported to compare I. arboricola and I. lividus, nor...

Comparison and complete mitogenomes of two morphologically similar but ecologically different #tick species, #Ixodes arboricola and #Ixodes lividus (subgenus Pholeoixodes) PubMed_

Comparison and complete mitogenomes of two morphologically similar but ecologically different #tick species, #Ixodes arboricola and #Ixodes lividus (subgenus Pholeoixodes) Ixodes arboricola and Ixodes lividus are ornithophilic tick species. The former is typically associated with tree-hole dwelling birds, while the latter is a host-specific parasite of sand martins (Riparia riparia). These two tick species share important morphological characters that make them difficult to identify when they are collected from atypical hosts, such as birds of prey. Despite this, high resolution digital pictures have not been reported to compare I. arboricola and I. lividus, nor...

Comparison and complete mitogenomes of two morphologically similar but ecologically different #tick species, #Ixodes arboricola and #Ixodes lividus (subgenus Pholeoixodes) PubMed_

Comparison and complete mitogenomes of two morphologically similar but ecologically different #tick species, #Ixodes arboricola and #Ixodes lividus (subgenus Pholeoixodes) Publication date: January 2026 Source: #ticks and #tick-borne Diseases, Volume 17, Issue 1 Author(s): Sándor Hornok, Paulina Lesiczka, Tim Warbroek, Tijs J.M. van den Bosch, Andor Pitó, Gergő Keve, Nóra Takács, Jenő Kontschán, Attila D. Sándor

Comparison and complete mitogenomes of two morphologically similar but ecologically different #tick species, #Ixodes arboricola and #Ixodes lividus (subgenus Pholeoixodes) Ticks&TBD

Comparison and complete mitogenomes of two morphologically similar but ecologically different #tick species, #Ixodes arboricola and #Ixodes lividus (subgenus Pholeoixodes) Publication date: January 2026 Source: #ticks and #tick-borne Diseases, Volume 17, Issue 1 Author(s): Sándor Hornok, Paulina Lesiczka, Tim Warbroek, Tijs J.M. van den Bosch, Andor Pitó, Gergő Keve, Nóra Takács, Jenő Kontschán, Attila D. Sándor

Comparison and complete mitogenomes of two morphologically similar but ecologically different #tick species, #Ixodes arboricola and #Ixodes lividus (subgenus Pholeoixodes) Ticks&TBD

In vitro assessment of entomopathogenic potential of Clonostachys rosea (Ascomycota: Hypocreales) against #Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) and #Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae) #ticks Publication date: January 2026 Source: #ticks and #tick-borne Diseases, Volume 17, Issue 1 Author(s): Luis Adriano Anholeto, Creighton Malkiah Jarvis, Laura Ferguson, Nicoletta Faraone

In vitro assessment of entomopathogenic potential of Clonostachys rosea (Ascomycota: Hypocreales) against #Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) and #Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae) #ticks Ticks&TBD

In vitro assessment of entomopathogenic potential of Clonostachys rosea (Ascomycota: Hypocreales) against #Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) and #Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae) #ticks Publication date: January 2026 Source: #ticks and #tick-borne Diseases, Volume 17, Issue 1 Author(s): Luis Adriano Anholeto, Creighton Malkiah Jarvis, Laura Ferguson, Nicoletta Faraone

In vitro assessment of entomopathogenic potential of Clonostachys rosea (Ascomycota: Hypocreales) against #Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) and #Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae) #ticks Ticks&TBD

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Targeted surveillance of #tick-borne pathogens in adult #Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) populations across the Upper Midwest Abstract#tick-borne diseases cause a high morbidity in the USA with #Ixodes scapularis as the main vector, responsible for the majority of #tick-borne diseases in the USA. Understanding disease dynamics requires not just human disease surveillance but also surveillance of the #ticks themselves. This study collected 355 I. scapularis adults from 16 sites across Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa by drag cloths during 2017–2019. #ticks were tested using 16S sequencing and targeted PCR to identify human relevant #tick-borne disease agents. We detected 168 Borrelia burgdorferi positive, 2 Borrelia mayonii positive, 33 Anaplasma phagocytophilum Human Active positive, 1 Anaplasma phagocytophilum Variant-1 positive, 14 Ehrlichia muris positive and 5 Borrelia miyamotoi positive #ticks. These results add surveillance data on adult I. scapularis adults in the Upper Midwest.

Targeted surveillance of #tick-borne pathogens in adult #Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) populations across the Upper Midwest JMedEnt

Pathogen and host associations of #Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in eastern Ohio 10 years post establishment AbstractThe blacklegged #tick (#Ixodes scapularis) is a primary vector of medical concern in the eastern United States, capable of infesting a wide range of hosts. The first established population in Ohio was detected on rural residential properties in Coshocton County and has since expanded across the state. To assess current conditions, these index sites were revisited, and questing #ticks were collected between 2019 and 2021, with small mammals sampled in 2021. #ticks and host tissues were screened for Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto, Borrelia mayonii, and Anaplasma phagocytophilum. A total of 654 questing blacklegged #ticks and 106 small mammals representing eight species were sampled. White-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus) and eastern chipmunks (Tamias striatus) were the most frequently infested hosts. Infection prevalence in #ticks was 47.6% for B. burgdorferi sensu lato, 42.9% for B. burgdorferi sensu stricto, and 15.5% for A. phagocytophilum. Six of eight small mammal species tested positive, with infection prevalence of 60.4%, 19.8%, and 11.9% for the same pathogens, respectively. Borrelia mayonii was not detected. These infection prevalences are comparable to those reported in long-established Lyme-endemic regions in the northeastern and upper midwestern United States. Findings indicate that the enzootic Lyme disease cycle is now well established in parts of Ohio. Public health agencies should be aware of the increasing risk of #tick-borne disease in the region, and these results support the importance of host-targeted interventions to reduce pathogen transmission and human disease risk.

Pathogen and host associations of #Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in eastern Ohio 10 years post establishment JMedEnt

#ticks in changing times: Drought seems to be a main driver of declining #Ixodes ricinus abundance in an urban setting Publication date: November 2025 Source: #ticks and #tick-borne Diseases, Volume 16, Issue 6 Author(s): Orhan Bozbey, Andrea Springer, Anna-Katharina Topp, Antje Glass, Christina Strube

#ticks in changing times: Drought seems to be a main driver of declining #Ixodes ricinus abundance in an urban setting Ticks&TBD

Targeted surveillance of #tick-borne pathogens in adult #Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) populations across the Upper Midwest Abstract#tick-borne diseases cause a high morbidity in the USA with #Ixodes scapularis as the main vector, responsible for the majority of #tick-borne diseases in the USA. Understanding disease dynamics requires not just human disease surveillance but also surveillance of the #ticks themselves. This study collected 355 I. scapularis adults from 16 sites across Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa by drag cloths during 2017–2019. #ticks were tested using 16S sequencing and targeted PCR to identify human relevant #tick-borne disease agents. We detected 168 Borrelia burgdorferi positive, 2 Borrelia mayonii positive, 33 Anaplasma phagocytophilum Human Active positive, 1 Anaplasma phagocytophilum Variant-1 positive, 14 Ehrlichia muris positive and 5 Borrelia miyamotoi positive #ticks. These results add surveillance data on adult I. scapularis adults in the Upper Midwest.

Targeted surveillance of #tick-borne pathogens in adult #Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) populations across the Upper Midwest JMedEnt

Pathogen and host associations of #Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in eastern Ohio 10 years post establishment AbstractThe blacklegged #tick (#Ixodes scapularis) is a primary vector of medical concern in the eastern United States, capable of infesting a wide range of hosts. The first established population in Ohio was detected on rural residential properties in Coshocton County and has since expanded across the state. To assess current conditions, these index sites were revisited, and questing #ticks were collected between 2019 and 2021, with small mammals sampled in 2021. #ticks and host tissues were screened for Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto, Borrelia mayonii, and Anaplasma phagocytophilum. A total of 654 questing blacklegged #ticks and 106 small mammals representing eight species were sampled. White-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus) and eastern chipmunks (Tamias striatus) were the most frequently infested hosts. Infection prevalence in #ticks was 47.6% for B. burgdorferi sensu lato, 42.9% for B. burgdorferi sensu stricto, and 15.5% for A. phagocytophilum. Six of eight small mammal species tested positive, with infection prevalence of 60.4%, 19.8%, and 11.9% for the same pathogens, respectively. Borrelia mayonii was not detected. These infection prevalences are comparable to those reported in long-established Lyme-endemic regions in the northeastern and upper midwestern United States. Findings indicate that the enzootic Lyme disease cycle is now well established in parts of Ohio. Public health agencies should be aware of the increasing risk of #tick-borne disease in the region, and these results support the importance of host-targeted interventions to reduce pathogen transmission and human disease risk.

Pathogen and host associations of #Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in eastern Ohio 10 years post establishment JMedEnt

#ticks in changing times: Drought seems to be a main driver of declining #Ixodes ricinus abundance in an urban setting Publication date: November 2025 Source: #ticks and #tick-borne Diseases, Volume 16, Issue 6 Author(s): Orhan Bozbey, Andrea Springer, Anna-Katharina Topp, Antje Glass, Christina Strube

#ticks in changing times: Drought seems to be a main driver of declining #Ixodes ricinus abundance in an urban setting Ticks&TBD