Prevention of tick-borne diseases: challenge to recent medicine.
Dominika HromníkováDaniel FurkaSamuel FurkaJulio Ariel Dueñas SantanaTáňa RavingerováVanda KlöcklerováDušan ŽitňanPublished in: Biologia (2022)
• Tick-borne diseases have an increasing incidence due to climate change and increased human migration• To date, there is no evidence of transmission of coronavirus COVID-19 by tick as a vector• To date, there are only a few modern, effective, and actively- used vaccines against ticks or tick-borne diseases• Neuropeptides and their receptors expressed in ticks may be potentially used for vaccine design.