Spatial and temporal distribution of Ixodes scapularis and tick-borne pathogens across the northeastern United States
Our efforts revealed the complications of creating a comprehensive dataset of tick abundance and pathogen prevalence across time and space due to variations in tick collection and pathogen testing methods. Although tick abundance has not changed along the more southern latitudes in our study over this time period, and only gradually changed in the more northern latitudes of our study, human risk for exposure to tick-borne pathogens has increased due to increased pathogen prevalence in I. scapularis. This dataset can be used in future studies of I. scapularis and pathogen prevalence across the northeastern USA and to evaluate models of I. scapularis ecology and population dynamics.
Authors
- Patti Casey
- Lucas E. Price
- Robert P. Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7413-4189)
- Susan P. Elias (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8103-6579)
- C Herrick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8384-9450)
- Griffin M. Dill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-4445-2969)
- Michael Palace (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3505-2906)
- Jamie L. Cantoni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2059-5875)
- Melissa A. Prusinski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6538-623X)
- Jonathan M. Winter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1261-4774)
- Scott C. Williams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3751-7703)
- Allison M. Gardner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8438-0634)
- Xun Shi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7169-5175)
- Thomas F. Rounsville (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5279-5074)
- Megan A. Linske (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-4282-7248)
- Dorothy Wallace (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9356-8353)
- Duncan W. Cozens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8467-2749)
- Joseph D. T. Savage (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8284-908X)
- Eliza M. Doncaster
Institutions
- Dartmouth College (US)
- New York State Department of Health (US)
- Wadsworth Center (US)
- State Street (United States) (US)
- University of New Hampshire (US)
- Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (US)
- MaineHealth (US)
- Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté (FR)
- University of Maine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Parasites & Vectors
- Published
- 2024-11-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-024-06518-9
- Citations
- 9
- Primary Topic
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.64
Funders
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- New York State Department of Health
- State of Connecticut Department of Public Health
- Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station
- National Institutes of Health
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention