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Research article - Peer-reviewed, 2020

Spatial data of Ixodes ricinus instar abundance and nymph pathogen prevalence, Scandinavia, 2016-2017

Kjaer, Lene Jung; Klitgaard, Kirstine; Soleng, Arnulf; Edgar, Kristin Skarsfjord; Lindstedt, Heidi Elisabeth H.; Paulsen, Katrine M.; Andreassen, Ashild Kristine; Korslund, Lars; Kjelland, Vivian; Slettan, Audun; Stuen, Snorre; Kjellander, Petter; Christensson, Madeleine; Teravainen, Malin; Baum, Andreas; Jensen, Laura Mark; Bodker, Rene

Abstract

Ticks carry pathogens that can cause disease in both animals and humans, and there is a need to monitor the distribution and abundance of ticks and the pathogens they carry to pinpoint potential high risk areas for tick-borne disease transmission. In a joint Scandinavian study, we measured Ixodes ricinus instar abundance at 159 sites in southern Scandinavia in August-September, 2016, and collected 29,440 tick nymphs at 50 of these sites. We additionally measured abundance at 30 sites in August-September, 2017. We tested the 29,440 tick nymphs in pools of 10 in a Fluidigm real-time PCR chip to screen for 17 different tick-associated pathogens, 2 pathogen groups and 3 tick species. We present data on the geolocation, habitat type and instar abundance of the surveyed sites, as well as presence/absence of each pathogen in all analysed pools from the 50 collection sites and individual prevalence for each site. These data can be used alone or in combination with other data for predictive modelling and mapping of high-risk areas.

Published in

Scientific Data
2020, volume: 7, number: 1, article number: 238
Publisher: NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP

Authors' information

Kjaer, Lene Jung
Univ Copenhagen
Klitgaard, Kirstine
Tech Univ Denmark
Soleng, Arnulf
Norwegian Inst Publ Hlth
Edgar, Kristin Skarsfjord
Norwegian Inst Publ Hlth
Lindstedt, Heidi Elisabeth H.
Norwegian Inst Publ Hlth
Paulsen, Katrine M.
Norwegian Univ Life Sci
Andreassen, Ashild Kristine
Norwegian Inst Publ Hlth
Korslund, Lars
Univ Agder
Kjelland, Vivian
Univ Agder
Slettan, Audun
Univ Agder
Stuen, Snorre
Norwegian Univ Life Sci
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Ecology
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Ecology
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Ecology
Baum, Andreas
Tech Univ Denmark
Jensen, Laura Mark
Univ Copenhagen
Bodker, Rene
Univ Copenhagen

UKÄ Subject classification

Ecology

Publication Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-020-00579-y

URI (permanent link to this page)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/107124