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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2026

Spatial Epidemiology and Ecological Determinants of Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogens Co-Circulation in Brijuni National Park, Croatia.

Maja Cvek, Emina Pustijanac, Marko Vucelja, Dean Girotto, Josip Margaletić, Linda Bjedov

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Maja CvekTeaching Institute of Public Health of Istria County, Nazorova 23, 52100 Pula, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0003-2276-7774
Emina PustijanacFaculty of Natural Sciences, Juraj Dobrila University of Pula, Zagrebačka 30, 52100 Pula, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0001-9924-9364
Marko VuceljaFaculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, University of Zagreb, Svetošimunska cesta 23, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Dean GirottoNeurosurgery Clinic, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia.
Josip MargaletićFaculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, University of Zagreb, Svetošimunska cesta 23, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Linda BjedovFaculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, University of Zagreb, Svetošimunska cesta 23, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.ORCID 0009-0009-5595-8367

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COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology Short Term Scientific Mission CA21170
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tick-borne diseases are a growing public health concern in the Mediterranean. Brijuni National Park (BNP), a unique, highly visited island ecosystem characterized by increased large game host density and diverse Mediterranean habitats, presents an elevated risk for pathogen co-circulation. This study addresses the lack of spatial and epidemiological data to accurately assess human exposure risk in this environment. We performed a detailed geospatial and epidemiological risk mapping of pathogen co-circulation in BNP. A total of 587 hard ticks were collected across 26 georeferenced micro-locations (2020-2022). Ticks were morphologically identified and subsequently screened for six key zoonotic bacterial pathogens using qPCR. The Minimal Infection Rate (MIR) and a Co-infection Rate (CR) were calculated. Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping was utilized to map ecological determinants of risk.

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IxodidaeTick-Borne DiseasesAnimalsCoinfectionCroatiaEcosystemHumansParks, RecreationalGIS mappingisland ecosystemIxodes ricinuspathogen co-circulationspatial epidemiologyTick-borne Diseases (TBDs)

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PMID42196710
PMCPMC13206252

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