Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogens—from Understanding to Control

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue is dedicated to addressing the urgent challenge presented by the increasing prevalence of ticks and tick-borne diseases around the globe. Authored by leaders in the field, the articles in this collection aim to investigate every aspect of the triad tick–host–pathogen, unraveling molecular mechanisms, highlighting significant information gaps, and identifying high-priority needs essential to advancing our understanding of ticks and tick-borne pathogens (viruses, bacteria, and parasites), and pioneering innovative methods or strategies for the understanding, management, and control of ticks and tick-borne pathogens.

Furthermore, this Special Issue brings together urgently needed multidisciplinary and international collaborations, which include microbiology, virology, biochemistry, molecular biology, genetics, cell biology, epidemiology, entomology, immunology, etc., covering a broad spectrum in addressing tick-borne pathogen challenges affecting human and animal health. As Guest Editors of this Special Issue, we would like to invite you to submit original research papers, short communications, and mini-reviews that facilitate the dissemination of crucial information pertinent to tick biology and tick-borne pathogen infection, transmission, and control.

Dr. Larissa Almeida Martins
Dr. Andrea Fogaça
Guest Editors

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