Multiple factors affecting Ixodes ricinus ticks and associated pathogens in European temperate ecosystems (northeastern France)
Abstract In Europe, the main vector of tick-borne zoonoses is Ixodes ricinus, which has three life stages. During their development cycle, ticks take three separate blood meals from a wide variety of vertebrate hosts, during which they can acquire and transmit human pathogens such as Borrelia burgdo...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Nature Portfolio
2024-04-01
|
| Series: | Scientific Reports |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-59867-x |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1850162729203007488 |
|---|---|
| author | Nathalie Boulanger Delphine Aran Armand Maul Baba Issa Camara Cathy Barthel Marie Zaffino Marie-Claire Lett Annick Schnitzler Pascale Bauda |
| author_facet | Nathalie Boulanger Delphine Aran Armand Maul Baba Issa Camara Cathy Barthel Marie Zaffino Marie-Claire Lett Annick Schnitzler Pascale Bauda |
| author_sort | Nathalie Boulanger |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Abstract In Europe, the main vector of tick-borne zoonoses is Ixodes ricinus, which has three life stages. During their development cycle, ticks take three separate blood meals from a wide variety of vertebrate hosts, during which they can acquire and transmit human pathogens such as Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, the causative agent of Lyme borreliosis. In this study conducted in Northeastern France, we studied the importance of soil type, land use, forest stand type, and temporal dynamics on the abundance of ticks and their associated pathogens. Negative binomial regression modeling of the results indicated that limestone-based soils were more favorable to ticks than sandstone-based soils. The highest tick abundance was observed in forests, particularly among coniferous and mixed stands. We identified an effect of habitat time dynamics in forests and in wetlands: recent forests and current wetlands supported more ticks than stable forests and former wetlands, respectively. We observed a close association between tick abundance and the abundance of Cervidae, Leporidae, and birds. The tick-borne pathogens responsible for Lyme borreliosis, anaplasmosis, and hard tick relapsing fever showed specific habitat preferences and associations with specific animal families. Machine learning algorithms identified soil related variables as the best predictors of tick and pathogen abundance. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-c9fec0e782a74a17a011e5a5c431c4e5 |
| institution | OA Journals |
| issn | 2045-2322 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2024-04-01 |
| publisher | Nature Portfolio |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Scientific Reports |
| spelling | doaj-art-c9fec0e782a74a17a011e5a5c431c4e52025-08-20T02:22:29ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222024-04-0114111710.1038/s41598-024-59867-xMultiple factors affecting Ixodes ricinus ticks and associated pathogens in European temperate ecosystems (northeastern France)Nathalie Boulanger0Delphine Aran1Armand Maul2Baba Issa Camara3Cathy Barthel4Marie Zaffino5Marie-Claire Lett6Annick Schnitzler7Pascale Bauda8Université de Strasbourg UR3073: PHAVI: Groupe BorreliaUniversité de Lorraine, CNRS, LIECUniversité de Lorraine, CNRS, LIECUniversité de Lorraine, CNRS, LIECUniversité de Strasbourg UR3073: PHAVI: Groupe BorreliaUniversité de Lorraine, CNRS, LIECUniversité de Strasbourg, MUFJUniversité de Lorraine, CNRS, LIECUniversité de Lorraine, CNRS, LIECAbstract In Europe, the main vector of tick-borne zoonoses is Ixodes ricinus, which has three life stages. During their development cycle, ticks take three separate blood meals from a wide variety of vertebrate hosts, during which they can acquire and transmit human pathogens such as Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, the causative agent of Lyme borreliosis. In this study conducted in Northeastern France, we studied the importance of soil type, land use, forest stand type, and temporal dynamics on the abundance of ticks and their associated pathogens. Negative binomial regression modeling of the results indicated that limestone-based soils were more favorable to ticks than sandstone-based soils. The highest tick abundance was observed in forests, particularly among coniferous and mixed stands. We identified an effect of habitat time dynamics in forests and in wetlands: recent forests and current wetlands supported more ticks than stable forests and former wetlands, respectively. We observed a close association between tick abundance and the abundance of Cervidae, Leporidae, and birds. The tick-borne pathogens responsible for Lyme borreliosis, anaplasmosis, and hard tick relapsing fever showed specific habitat preferences and associations with specific animal families. Machine learning algorithms identified soil related variables as the best predictors of tick and pathogen abundance.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-59867-x |
| spellingShingle | Nathalie Boulanger Delphine Aran Armand Maul Baba Issa Camara Cathy Barthel Marie Zaffino Marie-Claire Lett Annick Schnitzler Pascale Bauda Multiple factors affecting Ixodes ricinus ticks and associated pathogens in European temperate ecosystems (northeastern France) Scientific Reports |
| title | Multiple factors affecting Ixodes ricinus ticks and associated pathogens in European temperate ecosystems (northeastern France) |
| title_full | Multiple factors affecting Ixodes ricinus ticks and associated pathogens in European temperate ecosystems (northeastern France) |
| title_fullStr | Multiple factors affecting Ixodes ricinus ticks and associated pathogens in European temperate ecosystems (northeastern France) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Multiple factors affecting Ixodes ricinus ticks and associated pathogens in European temperate ecosystems (northeastern France) |
| title_short | Multiple factors affecting Ixodes ricinus ticks and associated pathogens in European temperate ecosystems (northeastern France) |
| title_sort | multiple factors affecting ixodes ricinus ticks and associated pathogens in european temperate ecosystems northeastern france |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-59867-x |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT nathalieboulanger multiplefactorsaffectingixodesricinusticksandassociatedpathogensineuropeantemperateecosystemsnortheasternfrance AT delphinearan multiplefactorsaffectingixodesricinusticksandassociatedpathogensineuropeantemperateecosystemsnortheasternfrance AT armandmaul multiplefactorsaffectingixodesricinusticksandassociatedpathogensineuropeantemperateecosystemsnortheasternfrance AT babaissacamara multiplefactorsaffectingixodesricinusticksandassociatedpathogensineuropeantemperateecosystemsnortheasternfrance AT cathybarthel multiplefactorsaffectingixodesricinusticksandassociatedpathogensineuropeantemperateecosystemsnortheasternfrance AT mariezaffino multiplefactorsaffectingixodesricinusticksandassociatedpathogensineuropeantemperateecosystemsnortheasternfrance AT marieclairelett multiplefactorsaffectingixodesricinusticksandassociatedpathogensineuropeantemperateecosystemsnortheasternfrance AT annickschnitzler multiplefactorsaffectingixodesricinusticksandassociatedpathogensineuropeantemperateecosystemsnortheasternfrance AT pascalebauda multiplefactorsaffectingixodesricinusticksandassociatedpathogensineuropeantemperateecosystemsnortheasternfrance |