The Link Between Ixodid Tick Populations and Climate Change in the Stavropol Region
Robert G. Zakinyan, Galina Khamzatovna Badakhova, М С Лоптева, Natalya Anatolyevna Koshkina, Vasiliy Petrovich Tolokonnikov, Sergey Nikolaevich Povetkin
Abstract
The parasitism of livestock by ixodid ticks, which transmit blood-borne parasitic diseases, is a major challenge in animal husbandry. This research focuses on how climate change affects the diversity of ixodid tick species. Data from the Kislovodsk meteorological station, including average winter temperature, wind speed, and the variability and trends of the Bodman index (which indicates climate severity), were analyzed. The distribution of ixodid ticks is closely tied to the climatic zones. In
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Link (geometry)TickGeographyEcologyBiologyComputer scienceComputer networkYersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites researchEnvironmental and Biological Research in Conflict ZonesVector-borne infectious diseases