Richard J. Birtles

University of Salford — United Kingdom

Immunology and Microbiology · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Vector-borne infectious diseases(89), Viral Infections and Vectors(76), Bartonella species infections research(64), Vector-Borne Animal Diseases(23), Rabies epidemiology and control(18)

Publications186 total

Temporal and spatial drivers of Lyme disease hazard differ between urban and rural environments
Landscape and Urban Planning·2026Open Access
The dependence of urban tick and Lyme disease hazards on the hinterlands
Nature Cities·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Density-dependent network structuring within and across wild animal systems
Nature Ecology & Evolution·2025· 4 citedOpen Access
Proposing a subgenus Borreliella
Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases·2025· 3 citedOpen Access
Vector‐borne Infections in Deer – Threat to Deer Health and Role of Deer in Transmission of Diseases of Veterinary and Medical Importance
2025
Emergence and spread of the SARS-CoV-2 omicron (BA.1) variant across Africa: an observational study
The Lancet Global Health·2025· 9 citedOpen Access
New virus uncovered in China – is this a sign tick-borne diseases are on the rise?
2024
Density-dependent network structuring within and across wild animal systems
2024· 5 citedOpen Access
Ineffectiveness of international travel restrictions to contain spread of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.1 variant: a continent-wide laboratory-based observational study from Africa
2024Open Access
Evidence for Bartonella quintana in Lice Collected from the Clothes of Ethiopian Homeless Individuals
Pathogens·2023· 1 citedOpen Access
<i>Borrelia bavariensis</i> in Questing <i>Ixodes ricinus</i> Ticks, United Kingdom
Emerging infectious diseases·2023Open Access
Equid-Associated Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogens in a Livestock Market in North-Eastern Nigeria
SSRN Electronic Journal·2023Open Access
Retraction
Science·2022
RETRACTED: Gradual emergence followed by exponential spread of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in Africa
Science·2022· 12 citedOpen Access
Genetic characterisation of the Theileria annulata cytochrome b locus and its impact on buparvaquone resistance in bovine
International Journal for Parasitology Drugs and Drug Resistance·2022· 19 citedOpen Access
Genetic characterisation of the <i>Theileria annulata</i> cytochrome b locus and its impact on buparvaquone resistance in ruminants
2022Open Access
Epidemiology, Distribution and Identification of Ticks on Livestock in Pakistan
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·2022· 40 citedOpen Access
Equid-Associated Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogens in North-Eastern Nigeria
SSRN Electronic Journal·2022Open Access
Fungal microbiomes are determined by host phylogeny and exhibit widespread associations with the bacterial microbiome
Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences·2021· 25 citedOpen Access
Ticks on wild boar in the metropolitan area of Barcelona (Spain) are infected with spotted fever group rickettsiae
Transboundary and Emerging Diseases·2021· 35 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Didier Raoult(16), Michael Begon(9), Kevin J. Bown(8), Xavier Lambin(7), Bernard La Scola(6), Sandra Telfer(6), Nicholas J. Evans(5), Steve Paterson(4), Timothy G. Harrison(4), Stuart Carter(4), Z. Woldehiwet(4), Sarah J. Burthe(3), Susan E. Shaw(3), Jennifer M. Brown(3), Richard D. Murray(3), C. Anthony Hart(3), Dorina Timofte(3), T J Rowbotham(3), Ann Lowe(3), Janette E. Bradley(3)