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ArticleParasites & vectors2024

Mapping the distribution of Amblyomma americanum in Georgia, USA.

Stephanie Bellman, Ellie Fausett, Leah Aeschleman, Audrey Long, Isabella Roeske, Josie Pilchik, Anne Piantadosi, Gonzalo Vazquez-Prokopec

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Article in Parasites & vectors, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Stephanie BellmanGangarosa Department of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Ellie FausettDepartment of Environmental Sciences, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Leah AeschlemanGangarosa Department of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Audrey LongDepartment of Environmental Sciences, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Isabella RoeskeDepartment of Environmental Sciences, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Josie PilchikDepartment of Environmental Sciences, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Anne PiantadosiDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Gonzalo Vazquez-ProkopecDepartment of Environmental Sciences, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA. gmvazqu@emory.edu.

Funding

Infectious Diseases Across Scales Training ProgramT32AI138952 · NIAID · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI Jacobus de Roode · 2019 to 2026
$1.8M
NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI138952
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAmblyomma americanum, the lone star tick, is an aggressive questing species that harbors several pathogens dangerous to humans in the United States. The Southeast in particular has large numbers of this tick due to the combined suitable climate and habitats throughout the region. No studies have estimated the underlying distribution of the lone star tick across the state of Georgia, a state where it is the dominant species encountered.

methodsTicks were collected by flagging 198 transects of 750 m

resultsA total of 59/198 (30%) transects sampled contained adult or nymph A. americanum, with the majority of transects containing these ticks (54/59, 91.5%) in forested habitats. The presence of A. americanum was associated with elevation, normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) on January 1, isothermality, temperature seasonality, and precipitation in the wettest quarter. Vast regions of central, eastern, and southern coastal Georgia (57% of the state) were categorized as suitable habitat for the lone star tick.

conclusionsThis study describes the distribution of the lone star tick across the state of Georgia at a finer scale than the current county-level information available. It identifies specific variables associated with tick presence and provides a map that can be used to target areas for tick prevention messaging and awareness.

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IxodidaeTicksAmblyommaAnimalsAnimals, WildEcosystemGeorgiaHumansUnited StatesAmblyomma americanumGeorgia USAPredictive vector mapSpecies distributionTick

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PMID38342907
PMCPMC10860309

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