The influence of abiotic and biotic factors on the invasion of Ixodes scapularis in Ontario, Canada

Clow, Katie M.; Ogden, Nicholas H.; Lindsay, L. Robbin; Michel, Pascal; Pearl, David L.; Jardine, Claire M.

doi:10.1016/j.ttbdis.2017.03.003

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“…et al, 1999); whereas Parthenium hysterophorus serves as a vector of Malaria (Nyasembe et al, 2015;Stone et al, 2018). Similarly, Ixodes scapularis is a vector of Borrelia burgdorferi, which causes the Lyme disease in humans (Clow et al, 2017). In United states, a 'National Invasive Species Council' (NISC) is set up, which addresses the multifaceted environmental and human health risks in reference to IAPS spread (Andersen et al, 2004).…”

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“…Adverse impacts of the IAPS on human health have been elucidated elsewhere (Pysˇek and Richardson, 2010). The human health impacts of invasion are further exacerbated by the rapid spread of vector-borne pathogens (Clow et al, 2017;Schindler et al, 2018). Further, IAPS tends to reduce the global agriculture productivity, by acting as weeds, besides, hampering the forest diversity (Haines, 2016).…”

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Invasive alien plant species: Their impact on environment, ecosystem services and human health

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Ecological perturbations caused by biotic invasion have been identified as a growing threat to global sustainability. Invasive alien plants species (IAPS) are considered to be one of the major drivers of biodiversity loss and thereby altering the ecosystem services and socio-economic conditions through different mechanisms. Although the ecological impacts of IAPS are well documented, there is a dearth of studies regarding their economic quantification, livelihood considerations, biotechnological prospects (phytoremediation, bioenergy, phytosynthesis of nanoparticles, biomedical, industrial applications etc.) and human health risk assessments of IAPS. In this context, the current panoramic review aimed to investigate the environmental, socio-ecological and health risks posed by IAPS as well as the compounded impact of IAPS with habitat fragmentation, climate and land use changes. To this end, the need of an integrated trans-disciplinary research is emphasized for the sustainable management of IAPS. The management prospects can be further strengthened through their linkage with geo-spatial technologies (remote sensing and GIS) by mapping and monitoring the IAPS spread. Further, the horizon of IAPS management is expanded to ecological indicator perspectives of IAPS, biosecurity, and risk assessment protocols with critical discussion. Moreover, positive as well as negative implications of the IAPS on environment, health, ecosystem services and socio-economy (livelihood) are listed so that a judicious policy framework could be developed for the IAPS management in order to mitigate the human health implications.

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Invasive alien plant species: Their impact on environment, ecosystem services and human health

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“…In particular, interannual variation in Lyme disease incidence in endemic regions has been positively associated with lagged average winter temperature (Subak 2003), average spring precipitation (McCabe and Bunnell 2004), and negatively associated with the number of hot, dry days in May -July (Burtis et al 2016). A measure of cumulative annual temperature (degree days > 0°C) has been associated with I. scapularis population establishment and abundance (Jones and Kitron 2000, Ogden et al 2004, Clow et al 2017b, and cumulative annual precipitation has been associated with larval tick abundance (Jones and Kitron 2000). Frequent variation in temperature can decrease tick survival due to the energetic costs of adapting to changing conditions (Gigon 1985, Herrmann andGern 2013), thus daily temperature and precipitation variability were included here to explore whether this effect scaled to affect transmission risk.…”

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“…However, heavy rainfall may also directly impede tick host-seeking (Randolph 1997). Given these physiological relationships, temperature and precipitation are important predictors of these tick species' latitudinal and altitudinal range limits (McEnroe 1977, Estrada-Peña 2002, Brownstein et al 2003, Ogden et al 2005, Leighton et al 2012, Berger et al 2014, Hahn et al 2016, and northward range expansion of I. scapularis has been associated with warming temperature (Ogden et al 2014b, Clow et al 2017b, 2017a).…”

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Impact of prior and projected climate change on US Lyme disease incidence

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Mordecai

2020

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53Background: Lyme disease is the most common vector-borne disease in temperate zones and 54 a growing public health threat in the US. Tick life cycles and disease transmission are highly 55 sensitive to climatic conditions but determining the impact of climate change on Lyme disease 56 burden has been challenging due to the complex ecology of the disease and the presence of 57 multiple, interacting drivers of transmission. 59Objectives: We estimated the impact of prior temperature and precipitation conditions on US 60Lyme disease incidence and predicted the effect of future climate change on disease. 62Methods: We incorporated 17 years of annual, county-level Lyme disease case data in a panel 63 data statistical modeling approach to investigate prior effects of climate change on disease 64 while controlling for other putative drivers. We then used these climate-disease relationships to 65 forecast Lyme disease cases using CMIP5 global climate models and two potential climate 66 scenarios (RCP 4.5 and RCP 8.5). 68Results: We find that climate is a key driver of Lyme disease incidence across the US, but the 69 relevant climate variables and their effect sizes vary strongly between regions, with larger 70 effects apparent in the Northeast and Midwest where Lyme disease incidence has recently 71 increased most substantially. In both of these regions, key climate predictors included winter 72 temperatures, spring precipitation, dry summer weather, and temperature variability. Further, we 73 predict that total US Lyme disease incidence will increase significantly by 2100 under a 74 moderate emissions scenario, with nearly all of the additional cases occurring in the Northeast 75 and Midwest. 76 77 Conclusions: Our results demonstrate a regionally-variable and nuanced relationship between 78 climate change and Lyme disease and highlight the need for improved preparedness and public 79 health interventions in endemic regions to minimize the impact of further climate change-

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“…It was first discovered in the United States but affects patients throughout Europe, Australia, Asia and America [4]. Its main vector in Australia is Ixodes holocyclus [5], in Asia, the infection is caused by Ixodes persulcatus (the taiga tick), whereas in the USA − by Ixodes scapularis in the east and Ixodes paciflcus in the west [6].…”

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Analysis of the Methods for Diagnosing Borreliosis − Lyme Disease

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The influence of abiotic and biotic factors on the invasion of Ixodes scapularis in Ontario, Canada

Cited by 48 publications

References 37 publications

Invasive alien plant species: Their impact on environment, ecosystem services and human health

Invasive alien plant species: Their impact on environment, ecosystem services and human health

Impact of prior and projected climate change on US Lyme disease incidence

Analysis of the Methods for Diagnosing Borreliosis − Lyme Disease

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