Know anyone who'd be interested in this #Sciencesky #MedSky? Please share! We're urgently seeking an Entomologist to support vector control strategies, including Wolbachia monitoring, in Central America. https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/proyectosinternacionales/jobs/6110260004?gh_src=ryb9gqft4us

Our new paper on the effect of historic climate change on the population dynamics of Ixodes ricinus published in @royalsociety.org. Led by Dom Brass, Steven White, Sarah Burthe, Steffi Schafer and Beth Purse, and funded by the NERC TickSolve project. @ukceh.bsky.social doi.org/10.1098/rsif...

The effect of historic climate change on the population dynamics of Ixodes ricinus

Abstract. The distribution and intensity of tick-borne disease (TBD) transmission events across Europe are increasing in response to changes in climate, la

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New preprint: socioeconomics & Lyme disease Using data from Glasgow, we found that more advantaged neighbourhoods had higher Lyme disease incidence, partly explained by greater woodland cover. Heavily used park also had lower tick densities. @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6...

When advantage turns into risk: disentangling landscape and behavioural drivers of socioeconomic inequality in Lyme disease risk, Glasgow as a case study

Introduction: Socioeconomic deprivation is often associated with poorer health outcomes, but some studies suggest the opposite for Lyme disease. Here we test two hypotheses to explain this: difference...

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New paper out! We used structural equation modelling to investigate spatio-temporal drivers of #ticks and #Lymedisease hazard in urban greenspaces and rural woodland. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk

Temporal and spatial drivers of Lyme disease hazard differ between urban and rural environments

Our ability to predict how urban planning may influence public health and wellbeing is limited, because our understanding of the ecological drivers of…

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🚀 New Launch: #VBD Hub Forum on Vector-Borne Diseases - a new space for researchers, public health professionals, clinicians, policymakers, and practitioners to connect and collaborate on #vector-borne diseases in the UK. 🦟🪰🕷️ 👉 Join the conversation and introduce yourself: forum.vbdhub.org

Exciting 4-yr Postdoc opportunity on our new project (DRIVERS): Identifying drivers of #schistosomiasis treatment failure & recommendations for treatment strategies. PDRA will analyse individual-level factors behind poor efficacy & reinfection. www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43... Apply by 26 Jan.

New paper out! We used structural equation modelling to quantify how deer affect Lyme disease hazard, both directly and indirectly via vegetation and rodents. doi.org/10.1016/j.tt... #LymeDisease #DiseaseEcology #Ticks @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk

Come join us - we are recruiting a postdoc in phylodynamics and epidemiological modelling to join an exciting project on foot-and-mouth-disease virus in African buffalo www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research... Please share widely! #jobs #disease #ecology #evolution #phylodynamics

Do you want to know why some cities have more ticks in their urban greenspaces than others? Read our newest study to find out! www.nature.com/articles/s44... You can also read our blog post describing our findings! communities.springernature.com/posts/why-do... #Ticks #LymeDisease #UrbanEcology

UofGNews @uofgnews.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Cities and towns surrounded by large areas of woodland are more likely to have ticks in their urban greenspaces, according to a new @uofglasgow.bsky.social study. @saragandy.bsky.social Read more ➡️ gla.ac/3KdvkLD

🚨 New paper 🚨 How does livestock grazing impact tick-borne disease hazard? Our new study in the New Forest National Park used a paired experiment to find out. Important for #rewilding and #conservation grazing schemes! #Ticks #LymeDisease @ukhsa.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The role of large ungulate grazers on Ixodes ricinus and tick-borne pathogens in the New Forest - a case study for future rewilded landscapes

Large ungulate grazers can manage habitats via conservation grazing, a practice using livestock to control vegetation growth, which has many ecologica…

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🚨New paper out! We surveyed 84 sites across 36 recreational areas in England and Wales and assessed tick density and Lyme disease hazard in 2021-2023. #LymeDisease #Ticks #Ecology @ukhsa.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

An update on Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. prevalence and hazard in ticks at recreational areas in England and Wales between 2021 and 2023

Estimating tick-borne disease hazard in highly visited natural landscapes is essential for assessing public health risks. Lyme disease, caused by bact…

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Amazing funded PhD opportunity for a UK student to work on the effects of forest restoration and rewilding on tick-borne diseases with an amazing supervisory team!! Deadline 28 July!

Luca Nelli@lucanelli.bsky.social · last yr.

🚨 PhD opportunity! Join us at @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk to explore how forest restoration & rewilding shape tick-borne disease risk across Scotland 🇬🇧 and the Italian Dolomites 🇮🇹. Fieldwork, modelling, One Health focus. Apply by 28 July 2025 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

EoI: Climate/landuse change and disease risk workshop 🦟😷🌳🕷️🦠 Explore how land-use policy impacts human, animal & plant health 🗓️ 23 May 2025, UKCEH Wallingford. Travel covered ➡️ Apply: forms.office.com/r/wFrnzFBPVC Deadline 2 May. ECRs welcome! Poster 1drv.ms/b/s!Asq7tlTR...

Hey folks! I'll be teaching two workshops in May on Structural Equation Modeling! One course is introductory (May 7-9): smart-workshops.com/intro-sem-info The other is on longitudinal models (May 14-16): smart-workshops.com/long-sem-info 🙏Please RT and share! 🙏 Let met tell you more...

Save the date! *June 4-6, 2025* The One Health VBD Hub is organising a training workshop on data sharing and analysis at leafy 🌿Silwood Park, UK 🥬 More details coming soon! 🦟 🖥️ 🦠 🦌

📢 Have you seen a mosquito in Scotland? The @MosquitoScot team want to hear about it! You can report your sighting and submit a photo here ⬇️ mosquito-scotland.com Please help us fill in the mosquito map for Scotland and understand future vector-borne disease risk!