“…Bacteria typically transmitted by ticks include Coxiella burnetii [1], Borrelia, Ehrlichia, and Anaplasma. These are referred to as arbobacteria [2]. Protozoae include plasmodia which are transmitted via mosquitoes, leishmania transmitted via sand flies (Phlebotomus), and for example trypanosoma transmitted via kissing bugs (Triatoma).…”