Reference - Detail
| RRC ID | 88282 |
|---|---|
| Author | García-Carrasco JM, Crowder DW, Poh KC, Mosqueda J, Ueti MW, Gutierrez-Illan J. |
| Title | Linking tick and wildlife host distributions to map risk of tick-borne diseases. |
| Journal | Parasit Vectors |
| Abstract |
BACKGROUND:Tick-borne pathogens threaten livestock worldwide, causing diseases such as anaplasmosis, babesiosis, heartwater and theileriosis in cattle. The epidemiology of each disease is complex, with multiple tick and/or host species interacting across variable environments, and disease risk has not been fully assessed. Here, we used a One Health approach that integrates ecological, livestock and wildlife factors to identify areas with potential risk of tick-borne pathogen circulation. METHODS:Using ecological data on tick and host distributions alongside environmental and anthropogenic variables, we modeled the potential ranges of the four tick-borne diseases in North America and the Caribbean based on tick distributions. By integrating these disease-specific models, we generated comprehensive risk maps highlighting cattle exposure hotspots. We further evaluated how ungulate host communities shape the spatial patterns of tick-borne disease risk. RESULTS:Livestock operations in the central and eastern USA and in southern Mexico are the most vulnerable to tick-borne pathogens. Models demonstrated higher performance when incorporating ungulate host distribution, enabling us to identify the key ungulate species influencing tick distributions and the risk of tick-borne diseases. CONCLUSIONS: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. |
| Volume | 18(1) |
| Pages | 472 |
| Published | 2025-11-19 |
| DOI | 10.1186/s13071-025-07096-0 |
| PII | 10.1186/s13071-025-07096-0 |
| PMID | 41257957 |
| PMC | PMC12628546 |
| MeSH | Anaplasmosis / epidemiology Animal Distribution* Animals Animals, Wild* / parasitology Babesiosis / epidemiology Babesiosis / parasitology Babesiosis / transmission Caribbean Region / epidemiology Cattle Cattle Diseases / epidemiology Cattle Diseases / parasitology Mexico / epidemiology North America / epidemiology Theileriasis / epidemiology Theileriasis / parasitology Tick-Borne Diseases* / epidemiology Tick-Borne Diseases* / parasitology Tick-Borne Diseases* / transmission Tick-Borne Diseases* / veterinary Ticks* / parasitology Ticks* / physiology |
| IF | 2.824 |
| Resource | |
| GBIF | Mammal collection of National Museum of Nature and Science Mammal specimen database of Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Natural History |