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- Tick-borne diseases in Europe, caused by various pathogens, have been increasing, highlighting the need for better understanding of their spread.
- This study modeled nymph tick density and infection rates in five European countries, analyzing how land use and climatic factors affect tick populations.
- Findings reveal that while tick abundance is influenced by climate, the density of infected ticks varies based on the specific pathogen and land usage, emphasizing the importance of ecological studies on tick-host interactions.
Article Abstract
The incidence of tick-borne diseases caused by sensu lato, and spp. has been rising in Europe in recent decades. Early pre-assessment of acarological hazard still represents a complex challenge. The aim of this study was to model questing nymph density and its infection rate with s.l., and spp. in five European countries (Italy, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary) in various land cover types differing in use and anthropisation (agricultural, urban and natural) with climatic and environmental factors (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Normalized Difference Water Index (NDWI), Land Surface Temperature (LST) and precipitation). We show that the relative abundance of questing nymphs was significantly associated with climatic conditions, such as higher values of NDVI recorded in the sampling period, while no differences were observed among land use categories. However, the density of infected nymphs (DIN) also depended on the pathogen considered and land use. These results contribute to a better understanding of the variation in acarological hazard for transmitted pathogens in Central Europe and provide the basis for more focused ecological studies aimed at assessing the effect of land use in different sites on tick-host pathogens interaction.
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