A sco** review of species distribution modeling methods for tick vectors

HL Kopsco, RL Smith, SJ Halsey - Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Globally, tick-borne disease is a pervasive and worsening problem that impacts
human and domestic animal health, livelihoods, and numerous economies. Species …

Ecological niche modelling approaches: Challenges and applications in vector-borne diseases

PF Cuervo, P Artigas, J Lorenzo-Morales… - Tropical Medicine and …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Vector-borne diseases (VBDs) pose a major threat to human and animal health, with more
than 80% of the global population being at risk of acquiring at least one major VBD. Being …

Predicting the distribution of Ixodes ricinus and Dermacentor reticulatus in Europe: a comparison of climate niche modelling approaches

M Noll, R Wall, BL Makepeace, H Newbury… - Parasites & vectors, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background The ticks Ixodes ricinus and Dermacentor reticulatus are two of the
most important vectors in Europe. Climate niche modelling has been used in many studies …

Trends and opportunities in tick-borne disease geography

CA Lippi, SJ Ryan, AL White, HD Gaff… - Journal of Medical …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Tick-borne diseases are a growing problem in many parts of the world, and their
surveillance and control touch on challenging issues in medical entomology, agricultural …

Environmental drivers of Gulf Coast tick (Acari: Ixodidae) range expansion in the United States

JM Flenniken, HC Tuten, H Rose Vineer… - Journal of medical …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Abstract In the United States, the Gulf Coast tick (Amblyomma maculatum Koch) is a species
of growing medical and veterinary significance, serving as the primary vector of the …

[HTML][HTML] Predicting spatial patterns of Sindbis virus (SINV) infection risk in Finland using vector, host and environmental data

R Uusitalo, M Siljander, CL Culverwell… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Pogosta disease is a mosquito-borne infection, caused by Sindbis virus (SINV), which
causes epidemics of febrile rash and arthritis in Northern Europe and South Africa. Resident …

Current and future habitat suitability models for four ticks of medical concern in Illinois, USA

HL Kopsco, P Gronemeyer, N Mateus-Pinilla, RL Smith - Insects, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The variable landscape of Illinois creates a patchwork of tickborne disease
risk to humans and domestic animals that can be predicted in part based on climate and …

Molecular and niche modeling approaches to identify potential amplifying hosts for an emerging tick-borne pathogen, Rickettsia rickettsii subsp. californica, the …

V Mai, RA Boria, K Padgett, MS Koo… - Journal of Medical …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Pacific Coast tick fever is a recently described zoonotic disease in California caused by a
spotted fever group rickettsia, Rickettsia rickettsii subsp. californica (formerly Rickettsia …

Spatial and temporal analyses of Dermacentor variabilis (Say) (Acari: Ixodidae) in central and eastern Canada

GK Nichol, JS Weese, SJ Dergousoff… - Medical and …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Dermacentor variabilis (Say)(Acari: Ixodidae) is a vector for pathogens that can
impact human and animal health. The geographic range of this species is expanding, but …

Estimating the distribution of Oryzomys palustris, a potential key host in expanding rickettsial tick‐borne disease risk

CA Lippi, S Canfield, C Espada, HD Gaff, SJ Ryan - Ecosphere, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Increasingly, geographic approaches to assessing the risk of tick‐borne diseases are being
used to inform public health decision‐making and surveillance efforts. The distributions of …