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Citizens

The citizen scientists weaving the web of community tick awareness.

Citizen scientists provide some of Europe’s earliest warnings of changing tick activity.

Across Europe, scouts, students, hikers, gardeners, and pet owners log tick encounters, collect samples, and upload GPS-tagged photos to national monitoring programs. These contributions map species ranges, flag new arrivals, reveal seasonal patterns, and identify hotspots, which vastly expands the reach of formal research.

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Ecosystems
Ecosystems

The ecosystem stage upon which the story of the tick unfolds.

Ticks
Ticks

Is the tick the villain of this complicated story?

Citizens
Citizens

The citizen scientists weave the web of community tick awareness.

Pathogens
Pathogens

The most mysterious and microscopic side of the story.

Scientists
Scientists

The many scientists solving the puzzle of the tick.

Hosts
Hosts

The people, pets, livestock, and wildlife supporting and transporting ticks.

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