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Risk factors for tick attachment in companion animals in Great Britain: a spatiotemporal analysis covering 2014-2021

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Risk factors for tick attachment in companion animals in Great Britain: a spatiotemporal analysis covering 2014-2021
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Production Year2024
Production PlaceDoorwerth

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Ticks are an important driver of veterinary health care, causing irritation and sometimes infection to their hosts. In a newly published paper, Elena and her team of co-authors explored epidemiological and geo-referenced data from > 7 million electronic health records (EHRs) from cats and dogs collected by the Small Animal Veterinary Surveillance Network (SAVSNET) in Great Britain (GB) between 2014 and 2021 to assess the factors affecting tick attachment in an individual and at a spatiotemporal level. Their results can inform targeted health messages to owners and veterinary practitioners, identifying those animals, seasons and areas of higher risk for tick attachment and allowing for more tailored prophylaxis to reduce tick burden, inappropriate parasiticide treatment and potentially tick-borne diseases in companion animals and humans.
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