Crowdsourced tick observation data from across 60 years reveals major increases and northwards shifts in tick contact areas in Finland

Abstract There is mounting evidence of increases in tick (Acari: Ixodidae) contacts in Finland during the past few decades, highlighted by increases in the incidence of Lyme borreliosis and tick-borne encephalitis (TBE). While nationwide field studies to map distributions of ticks are not feasible,...

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Main Authors: Jani J. Sormunen, Ilari E. Sääksjärvi, Eero J. Vesterinen, Tero Klemola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-48744-8