Linking tick and wildlife host distributions to map risk of tick-borne diseases
Areas with greater ungulate diversity had greater tick diversity, further demonstrating the role of host community structure in shaping the dynamics of tick-borne pathogens. Identifying regions of North America with high exposure to tick-borne pathogens by assessing complex interactions between pathogens, hosts and vectors can aid in developing control strategies to safeguard cattle health.
Authors
- Massaro W. Ueti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2680-6091)
- José‐María García‐Carrasco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2754-9162)
- Juan Mosqueda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8892-6390)
- Karen C. Poh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1608-6879)
- David W. Crowder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3720-1581)
- Javier Gutierrez-Illan
Institutions
- Autonomous University of Queretaro (MX)
- Washington State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Parasites & Vectors
- Published
- 2025-11-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-025-07096-0
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.05
Funders
- U.S. Department of Agriculture