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Potential distribution of Ixodes persulcatus (Ixodidae) in Mongolia

Year: 2026

Type: preprint

Abstract: The taiga tick ( Ixodes persulcatus ) is a major vector of tick-borne pathogens in Mongolia and throughout the Palearctic region. The current potential spatial distribution of this species in Mongolia is not clearly understood. We compiled occurrence records from across Eurasia and Mongolia and applied a rigorous MaxEnt modeling framework incorporating extensive parameter tuning and model selection. Median ensemble predictions indicated a broad zone of climatic suitability extending from eastern Fennoscandia and across Russia to Mongolia, northeastern China, and the Korean Peninsula. Within Mongolia, northern, central, and northeastern regions exhibited the highest suitability. These findings provide the high-resolution prediction of I. persulcatus distribution in Mongolia and offer a spatial foundation for targeted tick surveillance and tick-borne disease prevention strategies.

Source: Research Square

DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-10657989/v1

Authors: Munkhjargal Dorjravdan, Uyanga Baasandavga, Batbayar Ochirbat, RK Raghavan

Institutions: National Center for Communicable Diseases, University of Missouri

Language: English

Topic: Vector-borne infectious diseases

Subfield: Parasitology

Field: Immunology and Microbiology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W7204886014

Cites: 47

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