Abstract
Tick-borne diseases are extremely widespread in the territory of the Republic of Serbia and the former Yugoslavia. To date, 5 genera of hard ticks have been identified in Serbia, including 27 species and 1 genus with three types of soft ticks. 8 types of ticks are human parasites.The dominant species of tick is Ixodes ricinus. 19 pathogens of tickborne diseases have been characterized.The presence of different agents of infectious diseases, such as Lyme borreliosis, rickettsios, Congo-Crimean hemorrhagic fever, tularemia, anaplasmosis, tick-borne meningoencephalitis virus, Q-fever, babesiosis, was detected in ticks from this area. The aim of this paper is to show the results of our previous and actual research and approach in the field of epidemiology and modern diagnostics of tick-borne diseases. Given the general importance of tick-borne diseases as a serious problem for public health, as well as economics and security, it becomes obvious that a multidisciplinary and continuous approach is needed to strengthen prevention, surveillance and control strategies, which also includes work on health education, personal protective measures, improving diagnostic procedures with an emphasis on molecular procedures, but also preventive measures, including the development of a polyvalent or anti-tick vaccine
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