Shin, Hyeon Jun
Jeong, Jun Yang
Hong, Chan Eui
Lee, Hyeok
Lee, Kyoung Won
Lee, Wook-Gyo
Park, Jie Eun
Song, Dae Kwon
Moon, Cho-I.
Hwang, Hee Ju
Lee, Yong Seok
Funding for this research was provided by:
Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (6332-302)
National Research Foundation of Korea (2021R1A6A1A03039503)
Soonchunhyang University
National Research Facilities and Equipment Center (NFEC) funded by the Ministry of Education (2022R1A6C101B794)
Article History
Received: 16 December 2025
Accepted: 20 February 2026
First Online: 30 March 2026
Declarations
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: This study did not involve human participants or vertebrate animals. Tick collection was conducted as part of routine public health surveillance activities and complied with national guidelines. Therefore, ethical approval and informed consent were not required.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.