Ixodid tick species found in northern Sweden – Data from a frontier area
Environmental and climatic changes in northern Europe have shaped a geographical area in which new tick species may become established and introduce new tick-borne pathogens. In recent decades, ticks have expanded their latitudinal and altitudinal range limits in northern Sweden. In this study, tick...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:b167fc13f59b4aa3856002afc9ab1ab1 2023-10-29T02:38:57+01:00 Ixodid tick species found in northern Sweden – Data from a frontier area Anna Omazic Seungeun Han Ann Albihn Karin Ullman Phimphanit Choklikitumnuey Debora Perissinotto Giulio Grandi 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2023.102244 https://doaj.org/article/b167fc13f59b4aa3856002afc9ab1ab1 EN eng Elsevier http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877959X23001255 https://doaj.org/toc/1877-9603 1877-9603 doi:10.1016/j.ttbdis.2023.102244 https://doaj.org/article/b167fc13f59b4aa3856002afc9ab1ab1 Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases, Vol 14, Iss 6, Pp 102244- (2023) Tick Northern Sweden Ixodes ricinus Ixodes persulcatus Citizen science Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 article 2023 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2023.102244 2023-10-01T00:42:41Z Environmental and climatic changes in northern Europe have shaped a geographical area in which new tick species may become established and introduce new tick-borne pathogens. In recent decades, ticks have expanded their latitudinal and altitudinal range limits in northern Sweden. In this study, ticks were collected in 2018 and 2019 in northern Sweden from different hosts, mainly from dogs, cats and humans. The ticks in 2018 (n = 2141, collected from 65 municipalities in 11 provinces) were identified as Ixodes ricinus (n = 2108, 98.5%), Ixodes persulcatus (n = 18, 0.8%), Ixodes trianguliceps (n = 14, 0.7%) and Hyalomma marginatum (n = 1, 0.05%). The ticks collected in 2019 (n = 519, across a smaller area than in 2018, i.e. Sweden's four northernmost provinces) were identified as I. ricinus (n = 242, 46.6%) and I. persulcatus (n = 277, 53.4%). Among those collected in 2019, the majority of I. ricinus (n = 111, 45.9%) were submitted from the province of Västerbotten, while most I. persulcatus (n = 259, 93.5%) were collected in the province of Norrbotten. This study provides updated figures on the geographical distribution of two Ixodes species in northern Sweden. The results confirmed I. ricinus to be the dominant species and that I. persulcatus has enlarged its distributional area compared with previous reports. Updated knowledge of tick distribution is fundamental for the creation of risk maps and will allow relevant advice to be provided to the general public, suggesting measures to prevent tick bites and consequently tick-borne diseases. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Sweden Norrbotten Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases 14 6 102244 |
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Environmental and climatic changes in northern Europe have shaped a geographical area in which new tick species may become established and introduce new tick-borne pathogens. In recent decades, ticks have expanded their latitudinal and altitudinal range limits in northern Sweden. In this study, ticks were collected in 2018 and 2019 in northern Sweden from different hosts, mainly from dogs, cats and humans. The ticks in 2018 (n = 2141, collected from 65 municipalities in 11 provinces) were identified as Ixodes ricinus (n = 2108, 98.5%), Ixodes persulcatus (n = 18, 0.8%), Ixodes trianguliceps (n = 14, 0.7%) and Hyalomma marginatum (n = 1, 0.05%). The ticks collected in 2019 (n = 519, across a smaller area than in 2018, i.e. Sweden's four northernmost provinces) were identified as I. ricinus (n = 242, 46.6%) and I. persulcatus (n = 277, 53.4%). Among those collected in 2019, the majority of I. ricinus (n = 111, 45.9%) were submitted from the province of Västerbotten, while most I. persulcatus (n = 259, 93.5%) were collected in the province of Norrbotten. This study provides updated figures on the geographical distribution of two Ixodes species in northern Sweden. The results confirmed I. ricinus to be the dominant species and that I. persulcatus has enlarged its distributional area compared with previous reports. Updated knowledge of tick distribution is fundamental for the creation of risk maps and will allow relevant advice to be provided to the general public, suggesting measures to prevent tick bites and consequently tick-borne diseases. |
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Anna Omazic Seungeun Han Ann Albihn Karin Ullman Phimphanit Choklikitumnuey Debora Perissinotto Giulio Grandi |
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Anna Omazic Seungeun Han Ann Albihn Karin Ullman Phimphanit Choklikitumnuey Debora Perissinotto Giulio Grandi |
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Ixodid tick species found in northern Sweden – Data from a frontier area |
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Ixodid tick species found in northern Sweden – Data from a frontier area |
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Ixodid tick species found in northern Sweden – Data from a frontier area |
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Ixodid tick species found in northern Sweden – Data from a frontier area |
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Ixodid tick species found in northern Sweden – Data from a frontier area |
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ixodid tick species found in northern sweden – data from a frontier area |
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