Crowdsourcing-based nationwide tick collection reveals the distribution of Ixodes ricinus and I. persulcatus and associated pathogens in Finland
A national crowdsourcing-based tick collection campaign was organized in 2015 with the objective of producing novel data on tick distribution and tick-borne pathogens in Finland. Nearly 20 000 Ixodes ticks were collected. The collected material revealed the nationwide distribution of I. persulcatus...
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| author | Maija Laaksonen Eeva Sajanti Jani J Sormunen Ritva Penttinen Jari Hänninen Kai Ruohomäki Ilari Sääksjärvi Eero J Vesterinen Ilppo Vuorinen Jukka Hytönen Tero Klemola |
| author_facet | Maija Laaksonen Eeva Sajanti Jani J Sormunen Ritva Penttinen Jari Hänninen Kai Ruohomäki Ilari Sääksjärvi Eero J Vesterinen Ilppo Vuorinen Jukka Hytönen Tero Klemola |
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| description | A national crowdsourcing-based tick collection campaign was organized in 2015 with the objective of producing novel data on tick distribution and tick-borne pathogens in Finland. Nearly 20 000 Ixodes ticks were collected. The collected material revealed the nationwide distribution of I. persulcatus for the first time and a shift northwards in the distribution of I. ricinus in Finland. A subset of 2038 tick samples containing both species was screened for Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (the prevalence was 14.2% for I. ricinus and 19.8% for I. persulcatus), B. miyamotoi (0.2% and 0.4%, respectively) and tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV; 0.2% and 3.0%, respectively). We also report new risk areas for TBEV in Finland and, for the first time, the presence of B. miyamotoi in ticks from mainland Finland. Most importantly, our study demonstrates the overwhelming power of citizen science in accomplishing a collection effort that would have been impossible with the scientific community alone.Emerging Microbes & Infections (2017) 6, e31; doi:10.1038/emi.2017.17; published online 10 May 2017 |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cef97d6e2adb43398c738af3cdef8d8b2023-09-22T12:08:35ZengTaylor & Francis GroupEmerging Microbes and Infections2222-17512017-01-01611710.1038/emi.2017.17Crowdsourcing-based nationwide tick collection reveals the distribution of Ixodes ricinus and I. persulcatus and associated pathogens in FinlandMaija Laaksonen0Eeva Sajanti1Jani J Sormunen2Ritva Penttinen3Jari Hänninen4Kai Ruohomäki5Ilari Sääksjärvi6Eero J Vesterinen7Ilppo Vuorinen8Jukka Hytönen9Tero Klemola10Department of BiologyUniversity of Turku, Turku FI-20014, FinlandDepartment of Medical Microbiology and ImmunologyUniversity of Turku, Turku FI-20520, FinlandDepartment of BiologyUniversity of Turku, Turku FI-20014, FinlandZoological Museum, Biodiversity UnitUniversity of Turku, Turku FI-20014, FinlandArchipelago Research Institute, Biodiversity UnitUniversity of Turku, Turku FI-20014, FinlandDepartment of BiologyUniversity of Turku, Turku FI-20014, FinlandZoological Museum, Biodiversity UnitUniversity of Turku, Turku FI-20014, FinlandDepartment of Agricultural SciencesUniversity of Helsinki, Helsinki FI-00014, FinlandArchipelago Research Institute, Biodiversity UnitUniversity of Turku, Turku FI-20014, FinlandDepartment of Medical Microbiology and ImmunologyUniversity of Turku, Turku FI-20520, FinlandDepartment of BiologyUniversity of Turku, Turku FI-20014, FinlandA national crowdsourcing-based tick collection campaign was organized in 2015 with the objective of producing novel data on tick distribution and tick-borne pathogens in Finland. Nearly 20 000 Ixodes ticks were collected. The collected material revealed the nationwide distribution of I. persulcatus for the first time and a shift northwards in the distribution of I. ricinus in Finland. A subset of 2038 tick samples containing both species was screened for Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (the prevalence was 14.2% for I. ricinus and 19.8% for I. persulcatus), B. miyamotoi (0.2% and 0.4%, respectively) and tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV; 0.2% and 3.0%, respectively). We also report new risk areas for TBEV in Finland and, for the first time, the presence of B. miyamotoi in ticks from mainland Finland. Most importantly, our study demonstrates the overwhelming power of citizen science in accomplishing a collection effort that would have been impossible with the scientific community alone.Emerging Microbes & Infections (2017) 6, e31; doi:10.1038/emi.2017.17; published online 10 May 2017https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1038/emi.2017.17Borrelia burgdorferiBorrelia miyamotoicrowdsourcingdistributionIxodes persulcatusIxodes ricinus |
| spellingShingle | Maija Laaksonen Eeva Sajanti Jani J Sormunen Ritva Penttinen Jari Hänninen Kai Ruohomäki Ilari Sääksjärvi Eero J Vesterinen Ilppo Vuorinen Jukka Hytönen Tero Klemola Crowdsourcing-based nationwide tick collection reveals the distribution of Ixodes ricinus and I. persulcatus and associated pathogens in Finland Emerging Microbes and Infections Borrelia burgdorferi Borrelia miyamotoi crowdsourcing distribution Ixodes persulcatus Ixodes ricinus |
| title | Crowdsourcing-based nationwide tick collection reveals the distribution of Ixodes ricinus and I. persulcatus and associated pathogens in Finland |
| title_full | Crowdsourcing-based nationwide tick collection reveals the distribution of Ixodes ricinus and I. persulcatus and associated pathogens in Finland |
| title_fullStr | Crowdsourcing-based nationwide tick collection reveals the distribution of Ixodes ricinus and I. persulcatus and associated pathogens in Finland |
| title_full_unstemmed | Crowdsourcing-based nationwide tick collection reveals the distribution of Ixodes ricinus and I. persulcatus and associated pathogens in Finland |
| title_short | Crowdsourcing-based nationwide tick collection reveals the distribution of Ixodes ricinus and I. persulcatus and associated pathogens in Finland |
| title_sort | crowdsourcing based nationwide tick collection reveals the distribution of ixodes ricinus and i persulcatus and associated pathogens in finland |
| topic | Borrelia burgdorferi Borrelia miyamotoi crowdsourcing distribution Ixodes persulcatus Ixodes ricinus |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1038/emi.2017.17 |
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