Risk factors for tick attachment in companion animals in Great Britain: a spatiotemporal analysis covering 2014-2021.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ticks are an important driver of veterinary health care, causing irritation and sometimes infection to their hosts. We explored epidemiological and geo-referenced data from > 7 million electronic health records (EHRs) from cats and dogs collected by the Small Animal Veterinary Surveillance Network (SAVSNET) in Great Britain (GB) between 2014 and 2021 to assess the factors affecting tick attachment in an individual and at a spatiotemporal level.

Methods

EHRs in which ticks were mentioned were identified by text mining; domain experts confirmed those with ticks on the animal. Tick presence/absence records were overlaid with a spatiotemporal series of climate, environment, anthropogenic and host distribution factors to produce a spatiotemporal regression matrix. An e

SUBMITTER: Arsevska E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10804489 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature