Spatial patterns of pathogen prevalence in questing Ixodes ricinus nymphs in southern Scandinavia, 2016

Author:

Kjær Lene JungORCID,Klitgaard Kirstine,Soleng Arnulf,Edgar Kristin Skarsfjord,Lindstedt Heidi Elisabeth H.,Paulsen Katrine M.,Andreassen Åshild Kristine,Korslund Lars,Kjelland Vivian,Slettan Audun,Stuen Snorre,Kjellander Petter,Christensson Madeleine,Teräväinen Malin,Baum Andreas,Jensen Laura Mark,Bødker René

Abstract

AbstractTick-borne pathogens cause diseases in animals and humans, and tick-borne disease incidence is increasing in many parts of the world. There is a need to assess the distribution of tick-borne pathogens and identify potential risk areas. We collected 29,440 tick nymphs from 50 sites in Scandinavia from August to September, 2016. We tested ticks in a real-time PCR chip, screening for 19 vector-associated pathogens. We analysed spatial patterns, mapped the prevalence of each pathogen and used machine learning algorithms and environmental variables to develop predictive prevalence models. All 50 sites had a pool prevalence of at least 33% for one or more pathogens, the most prevalent beingBorrelia afzelii, B. garinii,Rickettsia helvetica,Anaplasma phagocytophilum,andNeoehrlichia mikurensis. There were large differences in pathogen prevalence between sites, but we identified only limited geographical clustering. The prevalence models performed poorly, with only models forR. helveticaandN. mikurensishaving moderate predictive power (normalized RMSE from 0.74–0.75, R2from 0.43–0.48). The poor performance of the majority of our prevalence models suggest that the used environmental and climatic variables alone do not explain pathogen prevalence patterns in Scandinavia, although previously the same variables successfully predicted spatial patterns of ticks in the same area.

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Fødevarestyrelsens

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Subject

Multidisciplinary

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