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Ticks are obligate hematophagous parasites attacking every class of vertebrate throughout the world. Currently, there is an increasing awareness of tick-borne diseases. Since the identification of Borrelia burgdorferi, eleven tick-borne bacterial pathogens have been described in humans. This review show that Central Europe is a heavily infested area where a new tick-borne rickettsiosis was described.