Potential geographic distribution and host utilization of Alectorobius puertoricensis (Ixodida: Argasidae) in the Caribbean Basin: a putative vector of African swine fever virus
Taylor G Donaldson, Hsiao-Hsuan Wang, Charluz M Arocho Rosario, Pete D Teel, William E Grant, Gabriel L Hamer, Kathleen C O’Hara, Angela M James, Phillip E Kaufman · 2026
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Taylor Donaldson and co-authors map where a soft tick that can carry African swine fever virus might spread in the Caribbean Basin, and which animals it feeds on. The tick lives in nests and burrows and has already been shown in the lab to pass the virus to pigs. The disease returned to the Caribbean in 2021, raising the stakes for knowing the tick's range.
The team gathered past records of where the tick was found and which hosts it used. A computer model then matched those places to climate and landscape conditions to draw the possible range. Knowing where the tick could thrive helps veterinary services target surveillance before the virus arrives.
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| CREATOR | Taylor G Donaldson, Hsiao-Hsuan Wang, Charluz M Arocho Rosario, Pete D Teel, William E Grant, Gabriel L Hamer, Kathleen C O’Hara, Angela M James, Phillip E Kaufman |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 50 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |