1. Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
2. Jerusalem Bird Observatory, The Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel, Jerusalem, Israel
3. Central Virology Laboratory, Ministry of Health, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel
4. Parasitology Unit, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, The Kuvin Center for the Study of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, The Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel
5. United States National Tick Collection, the James H. Oliver, Jr. Institute for Coastal Plain Science, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia, USA