Throughout Europe interest in tick-borne agents is increasing, particularly with regard to those that can cause human disease. The reason for this is the apparent rise in the incidence of many tick-borne diseases (TBD's). While there has never been a national survey of ticks or TBD's in Ireland, the trend here appears to be the reverse with a decline in the incidence of some agents seemingly associated with decreasing tick numbers particularly on agricultural land. In the absence of robust baseline data, however, this development cannot be confirmed. This review collates the limited information available from several dated published records on tick species and a small number of studies focused on certain TBD's. Some pilot data on tick density and TBD agents collected in 2016 are also presented. The aim is to explore the particular situation in Ireland with regard to ticks and TBD's and to provide a reference for future workers in the field.

中文翻译：

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爱尔兰的壁虱和壁虱传播疾病。

在整个欧洲，对tick传媒介的兴趣正在增加，尤其是在那些可能导致人类疾病的媒介上。原因是许多壁虱传播疾病（TBD）的发病率明显上升。尽管爱尔兰从未进行过national虫或TBD的全国调查，但这里的趋势似乎是相反的，某些病原菌的出现似乎与with虫数量的减少有关，特别是在农田上。但是，在缺乏可靠的基准数据的情况下，无法确定这种发展。这篇综述收集了一些关于tick物种的已发布日期记录以及少量针对某些TBD的研究的有限信息。还介绍了2016年收集的tick密度和TBD代理的一些试点数据。