Forest Fragmentation and Warmer Climate Increase Tick-Borne Disease Infection

• Published in: EcoHealth Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 124 - 137
• Main Authors: Iijima, Hayato, Watari, Yuya, Doi, Kandai, Yasuo, Kazuhiro, Okabe, Kimiko
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Springer Nature B.V 01.03.2025
• Subjects: Agricultural land; Animals; Annual precipitation; Arachnids; Climate; Climatic conditions; climatic factors; Disease Outbreaks; Ecosystem; Environmental factors; environmental health; Forests; Fragmentation; Habitat fragmentation; High temperature; hosts; human diseases; human population; Human populations; Humans; Infections; Infectious diseases; Japan; Japan - epidemiology; landscapes; Mammals; Outbreaks; Parasitic diseases; Pest outbreaks; Precipitation; risk; severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome; Species richness; Temperature; Thrombocytopenia; Tick-borne diseases; Tick-Borne Diseases - epidemiology; Wildlife; Japan; severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome; host diversity; tick-borne disease; forest fragmentation; landscape management; climate change

Anthropogenic disturbances degrade ecosystems, elevating the risk of emerging infectious diseases from wildlife. However, the key environmental factors for preventing tick-borne disease infection in relation to host species, landscape components, and climate conditions remain unknown. This study foc...