Journal of Agricultural Science (2005) 143, 463-468

O.A.E. Sparagano (2005)
Impact of ticks and tick-borne diseases on agriculture and human populations in Europe
Journal of Agricultural Science 143 (6), 463-468
Abstract: Ticks are considered in Europe to be the most important arthropod group responsible for vector-borne diseases in humans, while in the tropics mosquitoes take over this position with ticks being the second most important. Over the last decade, vector-borne diseases have proliferated within Southern Europe (Blue tongue and West Nile viruses, both mosquito-borne diseases) while human ehrlichiosis (a tick-borne disease) has increased dramatically in Eastern Europe.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
review
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Ixodes ricinus		France
	Ixodes ricinus		Spain (continental)
	Ixodes ricinus		United Kingdom