A dataset of distribution and diversity of ticks in China

Zhang, Guanshi; Zheng, Duo; Tian, Yuqin; Li, Sen. 2019 A dataset of distribution and diversity of ticks in China. Scientific Data, 6, 105. 7, pp. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-019-0115-5

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41597-019-0115-5

Abstract/Summary

While tick-borne zoonoses, such as Lyme disease and tick-borne encephalitis, present an increasing global concern, knowledge of their vectors’ distribution remains limited, especially for China. In this paper, we present the first comprehensive dataset of known tick species and their distributions in China, derived from peer-reviewed literature published between 1960 and 2017. We searched for journal articles, conference papers and degree thesis published in both English and Chinese, extracted geographic information associated with tick occurrence, and applied quality-control procedures to remove duplicates and ensure accuracy. The dataset contains 5731 records of geo-referenced occurrences for 123 tick species distributed over 1141 locations distinguished at four levels of scale i.e., provincial, prefectural, county, and township and finer. The most frequently reported tick species include Haemaphysalis longicornis, Dermacentor silvarum, Ixodes persulcatus, Haemaphysalis conicinna, Rhipicephalus microplus, and Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato. The geographical dataset provides an improved map of where ticks inhabit China and can be used for a variety of spatial analyses of ticks and the risk of zoonoses they transmit.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-019-0115-5
UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:	UKCEH Fellows
ISSN:	2052-4463
Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.:	Open Access paper - full text available via Official URL link
NORA Subject Terms:	Zoology
Date made live:	18 Jul 2019 10:33 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/524392

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-019-0115-5

UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:

UKCEH Fellows

ISSN:

2052-4463

Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.:

Open Access paper - full text available via Official URL link

NORA Subject Terms:

Zoology