Distribution and prevalence of ticks and tick-borne disease on sheep and cattle farms in Great Britain.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The most abundant and widespread tick species in Great Britain, Ixodes ricinus, is responsible for the transmission of a range of pathogens that cause disease in livestock. Empirical data on tick distribution and prevalence are required to inform farm management strategies. However, such data are largely unavailable; previous surveys have been rare and are usually relatively localised.

Methods

A retrospective questionnaire survey of farmers was used to assess the reported prevalence of ticks on livestock across Great Britain. Spatial scan statistics and kernel density maps were used to assess spatial clustering and identify areas of significantly elevated risk, independent of the underlying distribution of respondents. Logistic regression models were used to ide

SUBMITTER: Lihou K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7419194 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature