Emergence of Lyme disease on treeless islands in Scotland, UK
Millins, C.; Leo, W.; MacInnes, I.; Ferguson, J.; Charlesworth, G.; Nayar, D.; Davison, R.; Yardley, J.; Kilbride, E.; Huntley, S.; Gilbert, L.; Viana, M.; Johnson, P. C. D.; Biek, R.
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Lyme disease (LD) is typically associated with forested habitats but has recently emerged on treeless islands in the Western Isles of Scotland. This has created a need to understand the environmental and human components of LD risk in open habitats. This study quantified both elements of LD risk and compared these between treeless islands with high and low LD incidence. We found high LD incidence was linked to higher prevalence in ticks (6.4% vs 0.4%) and increased human tick bite exposure. Most reported tick bites (72.7%) were within 1km of the home address and commonly in gardens. Residents on islands with high LD incidence reported increasing problems with ticks and suggested changing deer distribution as a potential driver. This study highlights the benefits to public health of an integrated approach to understand the factors contributing to LD emergence and a need to evaluate LD ecology in treeless habitats more broadly.
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