Xue-Bing Ni, Yao Pei, Yong-Tao Ye, Marcus Ho-Hin Shum, Xiao-Ming Cui, Yu-Qian Wu, Pierce Mac Phillips, Lin Zhao, Gong-Pei Wang, Jia-Te Wei, Jing-Li Fan, Qian Wang, David K Smith, Yi Sun, Li-Feng Du, Jie Zhang, Jia-Fu Jiang, Pei-Jun He, Xin Chen, Hua Wei, Ning-Qi Zhao, Tick Genome, Wu-Chun Cao, Tommy Tsan-Yuk Lam, Na Jia
Spillovers of viruses into human occur more frequently under warmer conditions, particularly arboviruses. The invasive tick species Haemaphysalis longicornis poses a significant public health threat due to its global expansion and its potential to carry a wide range of pathogens. We analyzed meta-transcriptomic data from 3595 adult H. longicornis ticks collected between 2016 and 2019 in 22 provinces across China, encompassing diverse ecological conditions. Generalized additive modelling revealed that climate factors exerted a stronger influence on the virome of H...
May 15, 2024: ISME Journal