The importance of study duration and spatial scale in pathogen detection—evidence from a tick-infested island ...
Taylor & Francis, 2019
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Ticks (Acari: Ixodoidea) are among the most common vectors of zoonotic pathogens worldwide. While research on tick-borne pathogens is abundant, few studies have thoroughly investigated small-scale spatial differences in their occurrence. Here, we used long-term cloth-dragging data of Ixodes ricinus and its associated, known and putative pathogens ( Borrelia burgdorferi s.l., Borrelia miyamotoi , Anaplasma phagocytophilum , Rickettsia spp., Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis, Bartonella spp., Babesia spp., and tick-borne encephalitis virus, TBEV) from a small, well-studied island in southwestern Finland to analyze potential temporal and spatial differences in pathogen prevalence and diversity between and within different biotopes. We found robust evidence indicating significant dissimilarities in B . burgdorferi s.l., A . phagocytophilum , Rickettsia , and Ca . N. mikurensis prevalence, even between proximal study areas on the island. Moreover, during the 6 years of the ongoing study, we witnessed the ...
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The importance of study duration and spatial scale in pathogen detection—evidence from a tick-infested island ...
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Sormunen, Jani Jukka ; Klemola, Tero ; Hänninen, Jari ; Mäkelä, Satu ; Vuorinen, Ilppo ; Penttinen, Ritva ; Sääksjärvi, Ilari Eerikki ; Vesterinen, Eero Juhani |
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Veröffentlichung: | Taylor & Francis, 2019 |
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DOI: | 10.6084/m9.figshare.7936922.v1 |
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