Tick-borne infections (including zoonoses) in Europe and the Mediterranean basin.

This chapter covers the tickborne diseases present in Europe and the Mediterranean basin. The molecular taxonomy, pathology and epidemiology of approximately 29 bacterial, 12 protozoan and 3 viral species are presented. Focus is given on African swine fever, Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever, tickborne encephalitis group, anaplasmoses, ehrlichioses, rickettsioses, Lyme borrelioses, recurrent (relapsing) fever, piroplasmoses and hepatozoonosis.