Grandi, Giulio https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9620-1792
Han, Seungeun
Ullman, Karin
Albihn, Ann
Moutailler, Sara
Galon, Clémence
Öborn, Linnea
Choklikitumnuey, Phimphanit
Högberg, Ann
Ganchenko, Galina
de Jong, Anton
Omazic, Anna
Funding for this research was provided by:
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Article History
Received: 7 October 2025
Accepted: 16 January 2026
First Online: 18 February 2026
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: An ethics statement is not applicable as this study was not classified as a human or animal experiment. Ticks were sent in voluntarily by people living in the study area. Their personal data were only used to locate the geographical area and host information and will not be made public. SVA processed the data in accordance with Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679. The senders were informed that SVA reserves the right to use the submitted ticks and the accompanying metadata for research purposes as part of SVA’s activities. The research is published without reference to individual survey responses, unless required by Swedish law.
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: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.