Sara Gandy
@saragandy.bsky.social
She/her
Vector-borne disease ecologist
Research associate at the University of Glasgow
Will collect ticks for cake
Vector-borne disease ecologist
Research associate at the University of Glasgow
Will collect ticks for cake
Key findings:
➡️ Grazing reduced tick density
➡️ Lower hazard for some Borrelia garinii & B. valaisiana
➡️ No change in Anaplasma phagocytophilum hazard
➡️ Grazing reduced tick density
➡️ Lower hazard for some Borrelia garinii & B. valaisiana
➡️ No change in Anaplasma phagocytophilum hazard
August 29, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Key findings:
➡️ Grazing reduced tick density
➡️ Lower hazard for some Borrelia garinii & B. valaisiana
➡️ No change in Anaplasma phagocytophilum hazard
➡️ Grazing reduced tick density
➡️ Lower hazard for some Borrelia garinii & B. valaisiana
➡️ No change in Anaplasma phagocytophilum hazard
- Overall prevalence of B. burgdorferi s.l. was 5.8%
- Ixodes ricinus density was higher in woodlands and where deer were present
- The density of infected nymphs was highest in north and south of England.
- Ixodes ricinus density was higher in woodlands and where deer were present
- The density of infected nymphs was highest in north and south of England.
July 29, 2025 at 7:21 AM
- Overall prevalence of B. burgdorferi s.l. was 5.8%
- Ixodes ricinus density was higher in woodlands and where deer were present
- The density of infected nymphs was highest in north and south of England.
- Ixodes ricinus density was higher in woodlands and where deer were present
- The density of infected nymphs was highest in north and south of England.