Tick–small mammal relationships in urban and forest environments in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan: First confirmation of the establishment of southern tick species in northern Japan
in the forest environment. Future studies are required to clarify tick burden across seasons and years, as well as the potential effects of host traits.
Authors
- Hirotaka Komine (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7740-6119)
- Shinya Ishikawa
Institutions
- Yamagata University (JP)
- University of Niigata Prefecture (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal for Parasitology Parasites and Wildlife
- Published
- 2026-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2026.101227
- Primary Topic
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Environmental Restoration and Conservation Agency
- Ministry of the Environment, Government of Japan
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science