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Ticks

Consequences of tick infestation

Disease transmission of is the most dramatic consequence of tick infestation in humans or animals in Europe. Tick-borne diseases are due to bacteria (Ehrlichia canis, Anaplasma platys, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, Bartonella sp., Rickettsia sp etc.), parasites (protozoa Babesia canis sp, Hepatozoon canis and helminths Cercopithifilaria sp etc.) and viruses (Tick-Borne Encephalitis (TBE) virus etc.)

Ticks can also cause secondary skin lesions such as bacterial dermatitis and necrosis.

Some tick species (especially Australian Ixodes Holocyclus) can cause severe paralysis.

Learn more about the transmitted diseases: Babesiosis, Ehrlichiosis, Anaplasmosis, Hepatozoonosis, Lyme Borreliosis.

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Learn more about parasites

The threat of arthropod parasites for human and animal health is increasingly recognized world wide. The hazard of these insects or acarids is linked to both the direct lesions

they generate as well as their ability to transmit diseases.

How does the model work ?

FleaTickRisk is a unique and dynamic model encompassing an ongoing collaboration between researchers. The maps generated allow visualisation of the risk of infestation by ticks and fleas.

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The site is a tool dedicated to professionals to assist them with predicting and managing the risk posed by ectoparasites and the diseases they transmit.