Mapping Ixodes pacificus and Borrelia burgdorferi Habitat Suitability Under Current and Mid-Century Climate in the Pacific Northwest (BC and WA)

Author:

Couloigner, I, Dizon, C, Mak, S, Dykstra, EA, Fraser, E, Morshed, M, Iwasawa, S, Checkley, S, and Cork, SC

Publication type:

Journal Article

Publication date:

2024-08

Journal/Series title:

Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis

URL:

https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/vbz.2024.0025?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=...

Abstract:

According to developed models, the total suitable habitat area for I. pacificus will expand in the interior regions of British Columbia and Washington State. However, the risk remains small given relatively low infection rates among I. pacificus. Further studies are required to better understand how this might change in the future.