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

TitleMapping Ixodes pacificus and Borrelia burgdorferi Habitat Suitability Under Current and Mid-Century Climate in the Pacific Northwest (BC and WA)
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2024
JournalVector Borne Zoonotic Dis
Date Published08/2024
AuthorsCouloigner I, Dizon C, Mak S, Dykstra EA, Fraser E, Morshed M, Iwasawa S, Checkley S, Cork SC
KeywordsIxodes pacificus; MaxEnt; Pacific Northwest; future projections; habitat suitability.
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.

URLhttps://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/vbz.2024.0025?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori%3Arid%3Acrossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub++0pubmed