The Ecology of New Constituents of the Tick Virome and Their Relevance to Public Health
Journal: Viruses
Year: 2019

Ticks are vectors of several pathogens that can be transmitted to humans and their geographic ranges are expanding. The exposure of ticks to new hosts in a rapidly changing environment is likely to further increase the prevalence and diversity of tick-borne diseases. Although ticks are known to transmit bacteria and viruses, most studies of tick-borne disease have focused upon Lyme disease, which is caused by infection with <i>Borrelia burgdorferi</i>. Until recently, ticks were considered as th