IJERPH, Vol. 15, Pages 732: Effect of Climate and Land Use on the Spatio-Temporal Variability of Tick-Borne Bacteria in Europe
IJERPH, Vol. 15, Pages 732: Effect of Climate and Land Use on the Spatio-Temporal Variability of Tick-Borne Bacteria in Europe
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph15040732
Authors:
Roberto Rosà
Veronica Andreo
Valentina Tagliapietra
Ivana Baráková
Daniele Arnoldi
Heidi Hauffe
Mattia Manica
Fausta Rosso
Lucia Blaňarová
Martin Bona
Marketa Derdáková
Zuzana Hamšíková
Maria Kazimírová
Jasna Kraljik
Elena Kocianová
Lenka Mahríková
Lenka Minichová
Ladislav Mošanský
Mirko Slovák
Michal Stanko
Eva Špitalská
Els Ducheyne
Markus Neteler
Zdenek Hubálek
Ivo Rudolf
Kristyna Venclikova
Cornelia Silaghi
Evelyn Overzier
Robert Farkas
Gábor Földvári
Sándor Hornok
Nóra Takács
Annapaola Rizzoli
The incidence of tick-borne diseases caused by Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Rickettsia 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 Ixodes ricinus questing nymph density and its infection rate with B. burgdorferi s.l., A. phagocytophilum and Rickettsia 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 I...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - Category: Environmental Health Authors: Roberto Ros à Veronica Andreo Valentina Tagliapietra Ivana Bar áková Daniele Arnoldi Heidi Hauffe Mattia Manica Fausta Rosso Lucia Bla ňarová Martin Bona Marketa Derd áková Zuzana Ham šíková Maria Kazim írová Jasna Kraljik Elena Kocianov á Le Tags: Article Source Type: research