• The distribution limit of the common tick, Ixodes ricinus, and some associated pathogens in north-western Europe 

      Hvidsten, Dag; Frafjord, Karl; Gray, Jeremy S.; Henningsson, Anna Jonsson; Jenkins, Andrew; Kristiansen, Bjørn Erik; Lager, Malin; Rognerud, Bjørg; Slåtsve, Arne Martin; Stordal, Frode; Stuen, Snorre; Wilhelmsson, Peter (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      In north-western Europe, the common tick, Ixodes ricinus, is widely established, its distribution appears to be increasing and the spread of tick-borne diseases is of increasing concern. The project ‘Flått i Nord’ (Ticks ...
    • Ixodes ricinus and Borrelia prevalence at the Arctic Circle in Norway 

      Hvidsten, Dag; Stuen, Snorre; Jenkins, Andrew; Dienus, Olaf; Olsen, Renate Slind; Kristiansen, Bjørn-Erik; Mehl, Reidar Arne; Matussek, Andreas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)
      The distribution limit of Ixodes ricinus ticks in northwestern Europe (Brønnøy, Norway, 1° south of the Arctic Circle), has been known since the 1930s. To reconfirm this finding and extend studies in the areas adjacent to ...
    • Phylogenetic relationships of the Amblyomma cajennense complex (Acari: Ixodidae) at mitogenomic resolution 

      Perdomo, Andrea Paola Cotes; Nava, Santiago; Castro, Lyda R.; Rivera-Paéz, Fredy A.; Cortés-Vecino, Jesús A.; Uribe, Juan E. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      The genus Amblyomma is the third most diverse in the number of species within the Ixodidae, with practically half of its species distributed in the Americas, though there are also species occurring in Africa, Asia, and ...