Spatial environmental determinants of the risk of tick-borne diseases in Walloon pastures

Ticks present a major threat for both human and animal health because they transmit diseases that affect these populations. Risk of vector-borne diseases results from the combination of hazard and exposure. Hazard represents the strength of the zoonotic transmission cycle and is determined by the ecological conditions that influence the life cycles of the pathogens, the vectors and the hosts. Exposure represents the intensity of contacts that susceptible human or animal populations have with places where infected ticks are present, in relation to their activities and preferences. It is largely... Mehr ...