Meteorological and climatic variables predict the phenology of Ixodes ricinus nymph activity in France, accounting for habitat heterogeneity
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Date | 2022-05 | ||||||||||||
Language | English | ||||||||||||
Author(s) | Wongnak Phrutsamon1, 2, Bord Severine3, Jacquot Maude1, 2, Agoulon Albert4, Beugnet Frederic5, Bournez Laure6, Cebe Nicolas7, 8, Chevalier Adelie9, Cosson Jean-Francois10, Dambrine Naima1, 2, Hoch Thierry4, Huard Frederic11, Korboulewsky Nathalie9, Lebert Isabelle1, 2, Madouasse Aurelien4, Marell Anders9, Moutailler Sara10, Plantard Olivier4, Pollet Thomas10, 12, Poux Valerie1, 2, Rene-Martellet Magalie1, 2, Vayssier-Taussat Muriel10, Verheyden Helene7, 8, Vourc'h Gwenael1, 2, Chalvet-Monfray Karine1, 2 | ||||||||||||
Affiliation(s) | 1 : Université de Lyon, INRAE, VetAgro Sup, UMR EPIA, 69280, Marcy l’Etoile, France 2 : Université Clermont Auvergne, INRAE, VetAgro Sup, UMR EPIA, 63122, Saint-Genès-Champanelle, France 3 : Université Paris-Saclay, AgroParisTech, INRAE, UMR MIA-Paris, 75005, Paris, France 4 : INRAE, Oniris, UMR BIOEPAR, 44300, Nantes, France 5 : Global Technical Services, Boehringer-Ingelheim Animal Health, 69007, Lyon, France 6 : Nancy Laboratory for Rabies and Wildlife, The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES), 54220, Malzéville, France 7 : Université de Toulouse, INRAE, UR CEFS, 31326, Castanet-Tolosan, France 8 : LTSER ZA PYRénées GARonne, 31326, Auzeville-Tolosane, France 9 : INRAE, UR EFNO, 45290, Nogent-sur-Vernisson, France 10 : ANSES, ENVA, INRAE, UMR 956 BIPAR, 94701, Maisons-Alfort, France 11 : INRAE, US 1116 AgroClim, 84914, Avignon, France 12 : INRAE, CIRAD, UMR ASTRE, 34398, Montpellier, France |
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Source | Scientific Reports (2045-2322) (Nature Portfolio), 2022-05 , Vol. 12 , N. 1 , P. 7833 (16p.) | ||||||||||||
DOI | 10.1038/s41598-022-11479-z | ||||||||||||
WOS© Times Cited | 5 | ||||||||||||
Keyword(s) | Ecological epidemiology, Ecological modelling, Entomology | ||||||||||||
Abstract | Ixodes ricinus ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) are the most important vector for Lyme borreliosis in Europe. As climate change might affect their distributions and activities, this study aimed to determine the effects of environmental factors, i.e., meteorological, bioclimatic, and habitat characteristics on host-seeking (questing) activity of I. ricinus nymphs, an important stage in disease transmissions, across diverse climatic types in France over 8 years. Questing activity was observed using a repeated removal sampling with a cloth-dragging technique in 11 sampling sites from 7 tick observatories from 2014 to 2021 at approximately 1-month intervals, involving 631 sampling campaigns. Three phenological patterns were observed, potentially following a climatic gradient. The mixed-effects negative binomial regression revealed that observed nymph counts were driven by different interval-average meteorological variables, including 1-month moving average temperature, previous 3-to-6-month moving average temperature, and 6-month moving average minimum relative humidity. The interaction effects indicated that the phenology in colder climates peaked differently from that of warmer climates. Also, land cover characteristics that support the highest baseline abundance were moderate forest fragmentation with transition borders with agricultural areas. Finally, our model could potentially be used to predict seasonal human-tick exposure risks in France that could contribute to mitigating Lyme borreliosis risk. |
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