Range Modeling and Surveillance of Ornithodoros turicata Ticks: Implications for Detecting African Swine Fever Virus in the United States
Christopher J. Butler, Cora P. Garcia, Alexa K. Mendoza, Leila Akhand, Isaac Neuman, Dee B. Ellis, Meriam N. Saleh · 2025
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Description
Butler and six colleagues map where a soft tick that can carry African swine fever lives in the United States in twenty twenty-five. The fever is a deadly pig disease not yet in the country. Wild hogs plus this tick could let it take root if it arrives. The team gathered tick records from papers and field work, mostly in Texas.
Six weather and land traits best predicted where the tick can live. The map runs from southern California to Texas, with a lone zone in Florida. Most of Texas looks highly fit for the tick. Host species were richest in Florida and central Texas, which the team flags for close watch. Ticks in warthog burrows raise the stakes.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Christopher J. Butler, Cora P. Garcia, Alexa K. Mendoza, Leila Akhand, Isaac Neuman, Dee B. Ellis, Meriam N. Saleh |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 35 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |