Distribution of ticks in the Western Palearctic: an updated systematic review (2015-2021).

ABSTRACT:

Background

The distributions of ticks and tick-borne pathogens are thought to have changed rapidly over the last two decades, with their ranges expanding into new regions. This expansion has been driven by a range of environmental and socio-economic factors, including climate change. Spatial modelling is being increasingly used to track the current and future distributions of ticks and tick-borne pathogens and to assess the associated disease risk. However, such analysis is dependent on high-resolution occurrence data for each species. To facilitate such analysis, in this review we have compiled georeferenced tick locations in the Western Palearctic, with a resolution accuracy under 10 km, that were reported between 2015 and 2021 METHODS: The PubMed and Web of Science databases wer

SUBMITTER: Noll M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10127368 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature