Ticks for analysis can now be handed to us at a collection site in Prague. Více >

Overview of tick samples analyzed by the team of Dr. Burýšková in the years 2006-2023. The maps depict percentages of ticks tested positive for borreliosis, tick-borne encephalitis and ehrlichiosis in Protean s.r.o. laboratory. Více >

The following graphs display the incidence of ticks infected by monitored pathogens during individual years, and the mean infectivity values over the entire analysis period. Více >

Lyme disease, or borreliosis, is a disease whose name is derived from a small American town named Old Lyme, where an increased occurrence of joint disease in children due to an unknown cause was observed. From the late 19th to the mid-20th century,... Více >

Human ehrlichiosis is a contagious disease transmitted by ticks. It is caused by the bacteria Anaplasma phagocytophilum, formerly called Ehrlichia p. (from which the name of the disease is derived). The bacteria attack white blood cells, entering... Více >

Babesiosis is transmitted by ticks. The disease causative agent is a protozoan from the genus Babesia, usually Babesia divergens or Babesia microti. The protozoans infect red blood cells, and feed and procreate inside them. Babesiosis frequently... Více >