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Area of Science:

  • Environmental science
  • Public health
  • Epidemiology

Background:

  • Lyme borreliosis (LB) is Europe's most common tick-borne disease, with rising incidence.
  • Over 20,000 Dutch citizens are affected by LB annually.
  • Citizen science projects collected nearly 50,000 geo-located tick bite reports (2006-2016).

Purpose of the Study:

  • To map human exposure to ticks in the Netherlands.
  • To combine citizen science data with tick hazard models.
  • To provide insights for public health and forest management strategies.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized 50,000 geo-located tick bite reports from Dutch citizen science projects (2006-2016).
  • Integrated tick bite data with a tick hazard model.
  • Analyzed spatial distribution of tick bite reports to infer human exposure.

Main Results:

  • Human exposure to tick bites is prevalent in all forested areas of the Netherlands.
  • Identified areas with higher tick bite risk based on combined data.
  • Developed a novel approach to quantify human exposure to ticks.

Conclusions:

  • Mapping human exposure is crucial for understanding tick-borne disease risk.
  • Findings can inform targeted public health mitigation campaigns.
  • Results support improved ecosystem management and tick-borne disease prevention.