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ArticlePublic health weekly report2026

Surveillance of Tick Distribution and Infection Rates of Tick-borne Infectious Diseases in Gyeongsangbuk-do Province and Daegu Metropolitan City in 2025.

Young-Ran Ha, Myung Jin Kim, Hye Keun Yun, Hye Jin Jeong, Mirim Kwon, Yuna Park, Jeong Ok Jo, Yong-Pyo Lee, Gyeong Ran Moon, Bomin Gu and 1 more

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Young-Ran HaDivision of Laboratory Diagnosis Analysis, Gyeongbuk Regional Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, Daegu, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1705-2918
Myung Jin KimDivision of Laboratory Diagnosis Analysis, Gyeongbuk Regional Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, Daegu, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9394-962X
Hye Keun YunViral Disease Division, Gyeongsangbuk-do Institute of Health and Environment, Youngchun, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6796-4472
Hye Jin JeongViral Disease Division, Gyeongsangbuk-do Institute of Health and Environment, Youngchun, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9044-8911
Mirim KwonDepartment of Infectious Disease Investigation, Daegu Metropolitan City Institute of Health and Environment, Daegu, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4032-8750
Yuna ParkDepartment of Infectious Disease Investigation, Daegu Metropolitan City Institute of Health and Environment, Daegu, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6468-075X
Jeong Ok JoDepartment of Infectious Disease Investigation, Daegu Metropolitan City Institute of Health and Environment, Daegu, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7278-5877
Yong-Pyo LeeDivision of Laboratory Diagnosis Analysis, Gyeongbuk Regional Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, Daegu, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0040-1029
Gyeong Ran MoonDivision of Laboratory Diagnosis Analysis, Gyeongbuk Regional Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, Daegu, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5773-795X
Bomin GuDivision of Laboratory Diagnosis Analysis, Gyeongbuk Regional Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, Daegu, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0820-0049
Jeong-Hoon ChunDivision of Laboratory Diagnosis Analysis, Gyeongbuk Regional Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, Daegu, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7290-9323

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Abstract

Objectives: Hard ticks transmit fatal diseases such as severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) and Lyme disease, with recurring risks reported in the Gyeongsangbuk-do and Daegu regions. This study investigated tick occurrence to establish a vector-focused surveillance system aimed at preemptively preventing infectious disease transmission in these areas. Methods: From April to November 2025, the Gyeongbuk Regional Center for Disease Control and Prevention, in collaboration with the Daegu and Gyeongsangbuk-do Institutes of Health and Environment, chose five surveillance sites within the region. This study screened for seven tick-borne pathogens, encompassing SFTS, and calculated the minimum infection rate across various environments. Results: A total of 6,874 ticks (3 genera and 4 species) were collected, including 3,563 adults/nymphs and 3,311 larvae. Conclusions: This study verifies the dominance of specific hard tick species and the presence of diverse pathogens in the Gyeongsangbuk-do and Daegu regions, underscoring the need for continuous surveillance. These results are anticipated to contribute to the establishment of an effective community-level response system for infectious diseases by faciliting continuous monitoring tailored to regional characteristics and by building long-term surveillance systems associated with environmental changes and human infection cases.

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Lyme diseaseRickettsia infectionSevere fever with thrombocytopenia syndromeTick-borne diseasesTicks

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