Rodent host abundance and climate variability as predictors of tickborne disease risk 1 year in advance

0508313 - ÚBO 2020 RIV US eng J - Journal Article
Tkadlec, Emil - Václavík, T. - Široký, P.
Rodent host abundance and climate variability as predictors of tickborne disease risk 1 year in advance.
Emerging Infectious Diseases. Roč. 25, č. 9 (2019), s. 1738-1741. ISSN 1080-6040. E-ISSN 1080-6059
Institutional support: RVO:68081766
Keywords : tick-borne encephalitis
OECD category: Infectious Diseases
Impact factor: 6.259, year: 2019
Method of publishing: Open access

Using long-term data on incidences of Lyme disease and tickborne encephalitis, we showed that the dynamics of both diseases in central Europe are predictable from rodent host densities and climate indices. Our approach offers a simple and effective tool to predict a tickbome disease risk 1 year in advance.
Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0299260