Mapping ticks (Acari: Argasidae, Ixodidae) and informing local public action: Insights from the United Kingdom Tick Surveillance Scheme (2021-2024)

Kayleigh M Hansford, Faye V Brown, Sarah M Biddlecombe, Jonathan Yardley, Emmanuella O Luce, Sara Gandy, Colin J Johnston, Nicola Jones, Anthony J Abbott, Beth Mackenzie, Anna Rance, Meghan-Louise Meban, Andrew J D Nelson, Christopher Williams, Dominic Mellor, Amanda Semper, Christina Petridou, Rachel Pudney, Jolyon M Medlock

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DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2025.102579
Published: 2026-01
Container: Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
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@article{allodium:10.1016/j.ttbdis.2025.102579,
  title = {Mapping ticks (Acari: Argasidae, Ixodidae) and informing local public action: Insights from the United Kingdom Tick Surveillance Scheme (2021-2024)},
  author = {Kayleigh M Hansford and Faye V Brown and Sarah M Biddlecombe and Jonathan Yardley and Emmanuella O Luce and Sara Gandy and Colin J Johnston and Nicola Jones and Anthony J Abbott and Beth Mackenzie and Anna Rance and Meghan-Louise Meban and Andrew J D Nelson and Christopher Williams and Dominic Mellor and Amanda Semper and Christina Petridou and Rachel Pudney and Jolyon M Medlock},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases},
  doi = {10.1016/j.ttbdis.2025.102579},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2025.102579}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Mapping ticks (Acari: Argasidae, Ixodidae) and informing local public action: Insights from the United Kingdom Tick Surveillance Scheme (2021-2024)
AU  - Kayleigh M Hansford
AU  - Faye V Brown
AU  - Sarah M Biddlecombe
AU  - Jonathan Yardley
AU  - Emmanuella O Luce
AU  - Sara Gandy
AU  - Colin J Johnston
AU  - Nicola Jones
AU  - Anthony J Abbott
AU  - Beth Mackenzie
AU  - Anna Rance
AU  - Meghan-Louise Meban
AU  - Andrew J D Nelson
AU  - Christopher Williams
AU  - Dominic Mellor
AU  - Amanda Semper
AU  - Christina Petridou
AU  - Rachel Pudney
AU  - Jolyon M Medlock
PY  - 2026
JO  - Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
DO  - 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2025.102579
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2025.102579
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Hansford, K. M., Brown, F. V., Biddlecombe, S. M., Yardley, J., Luce, E. O., Gandy, S., Johnston, C. J., Jones, N., Abbott, A. J., Mackenzie, B., Rance, A., Meban, M., Nelson, A. J. D., Williams, C., Mellor, D., Semper, A., Petridou, C., Pudney, R., & Medlock, J. M. (2026). Mapping ticks (Acari: Argasidae, Ixodidae) and informing local public action: Insights from the United Kingdom Tick Surveillance Scheme (2021-2024). Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2025.102579

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