In their Research Letter, Ms Stjernberg and Dr Berglund1 documented a repellent effect of garlic against an unnamed species of tick and stated that daily consumption of 1200 mg of garlic was an alternative to “other agents that might have more adverse effects.” Based on the design of their study, any conclusions concerning the relative effectiveness and safety of garlic as a tick repellent are ...

A 42-year-old woman with a history of migraine headaches and no other significant past medical presented daily headaches, cervicalgia, nausea over period 3 weeks. These were similar in severity to those that she had previously experienced. Presumptive treatment was administered released home. Three days later, her symptoms worsened developed double vision, unsteady gait, right-sided hearing los...

Anaplasma phagocytophilum is a gram-negative intracellular bacterium that transmitted by hard ticks. A. phagocytophilum infect and multiply in the organs of ticks, in particular the salivary glands which enable the transmission to vertebrate hosts during feeding. The tick becomes infected by feeding on an infected host and there is transstadial but not transovarial passage of the organism. The ...

Borrelia miyamotoi is an emerging pathogen that shares high similarity with relapsing fever Borrelia, but has atypical clinical presentation. Within the framework of tick-borne disease surveillance in Finland, human serum samples suspected for encephalitis (n=974) and questing ticks (n=739) were collected from capital region Finland to determine prevalence B. miyamotoi. All tested negative 5 (0...

The aim of the review was to characterize epidemiological situation on rickettsiosis tick-borne spotted fever (TSF) group in constituent entities Russian Federation 2012–2021 and provide a long-term forecast for 2022–2026. In 2020–2021, indicators registered incidence Russia whole decreased relative average pre-pandemic level 2012–2019 by 2 fold all forms TSF (Siberian typhus – STT, Astrakhan M...

Background:Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) is an emerging tick-borne viral zoonotic disease that endemic in Iran. The CCHF virus spread by RNA of the genus Orthonairovirus , family Nairoviridae. has been identified as most frequent hemorrhagic fever route transmission to humans through infected tick bites, contact with livestock, blood or tissues humans. Objectives: aim this study was in...

Ixodes holocyclus (Acarina: Ixodidae) and Ixodes cornuatus (Acarina: Ixodidae) are two tick species found in the more densely populated areas of Australia and are known to be the cause of the neurotoxic disease tick paralysis in humans and mammals. Borreliosis otherwise known as Lyme disease is an emerging infectious disease in humans in Australia. Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto (Spirochaet...