Kwang Gon Kim, Da Jeong Hwang, Jung Wook Park, Mi Geum Ryu, Yujin Kim, So-Jin Yang, Ji-Eun Lee, Gi Seong Lee, Ju Hye Lee, Ji Sun Park, Jung Mi Seo, Sun-Hee Kim
Hard ticks are known vectors of various pathogens, including the severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus, Rickettsia spp., Coxiella burnetii, Borrelia spp., Anaplasma phagocytophilum, and Ehrlichia spp. This study aims to investigate the distribution and prevalence of tick-borne pathogens in southwestern Korea from 2019 to 2022. A total of 13,280 ticks were collected during the study period, with H. longicornis accounting for 86.1% of the collected ticks. H. flava, I. nipponensis and A. testudinarium comprised 9...
May 29, 2024: Scientific Reports