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ArticleExperimental & applied acarology2018

Analysis of the environmental and host-related factors affecting the distribution of the tick Dermacentor marginatus.

Marco Selmi, Laura Tomassone, Leonardo A Ceballos, Alfonso Crisci, Charlotte Ragagli, Maria D Pintore, Walter Mignone, Alessandra Pautasso, Marco Ballardini, Cristina Casalone and 1 more

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Article in Experimental & applied acarology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Marco SelmiDepartment of Prevention, Observatory for Vector Borne Diseases, Piazza Aldo Moro, Capannori, 55012, Lucca, Italy. oppvlu@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5093-6283
Laura TomassoneDepartment of Veterinary Sciences, University of Turin, Via L. da Vinci 44, 10095, Grugliasco, Turin, Italy.
Leonardo A CeballosDepartment of Veterinary Sciences, University of Turin, Via L. da Vinci 44, 10095, Grugliasco, Turin, Italy.
Alfonso CrisciInstitute of Biometeorology, Italian National Research Council, Via G. Caproni 8, Florence, Italy.
Charlotte RagagliUfficio Territoriale Carabinieri per la Biodiversità, Lucca, Italy.
Maria D PintoreExperimental Zooprophylactic Institute of Piedmont Liguria and Aosta Valley, Turin, Italy.
Walter MignoneExperimental Zooprophylactic Institute of Piedmont Liguria and Aosta Valley, Turin, Italy.
Alessandra PautassoExperimental Zooprophylactic Institute of Piedmont Liguria and Aosta Valley, Turin, Italy.
Marco BallardiniExperimental Zooprophylactic Institute of Piedmont Liguria and Aosta Valley, Turin, Italy.
Cristina CasaloneExperimental Zooprophylactic Institute of Piedmont Liguria and Aosta Valley, Turin, Italy.
Alessandro MannelliDepartment of Veterinary Sciences, University of Turin, Via L. da Vinci 44, 10095, Grugliasco, Turin, Italy.
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte Liguria e Valle d'Aosta · ITUniversity of Turin · ITIMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca · ITIstituto di Biometeorologia · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Understanding and responding to the ecological, social and economic conditions that facilitate disease emergence and transmission represents a substantial challenge for epidemiologists and health professionals. In this article we integrate knowledge about the human and the vector population, to provide a context from which to examine the underlying causal factors of D. marginatus-borne diseases emergence in the study area. Within this framework we analyse the biotic and abiotic factors that drive D. marginatus population dynamics and the role of its typical host for dispersal. These investigations suggest that D. marginatus is a tick species prone to spatially overlap its presence with human population presence. Then we consider the public health implications for the residents, when simply carrying out trivial outdoor activities may increase the risk to contact an infected tick.

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Animal DistributionHost-Parasite InteractionsAnimalsDermacentorEcosystemFranceIncidenceItalyRiskSpotted Fever Group RickettsiosisSus scrofaTick BitesDermacentor marginatusSurveillanceTIBOLAWild boar

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