Využití GIS pro mapování klíšťat a klíšťaty přenášených patogenů v Jihočeském kraji

Abstract

Ticks and tick-borne diseases (TBD) represent a serious health risk in numerous European countries, including Czechia. The South Bohemian Region is a TBD high-risk area. The aims of the current project are: to map the distribution of ticks and tick-borne diseases in the South Bohemian Region, to identify the key factors determining their distribution and to use the obtained data for creation of a TBD risk prediction model. The current article deals with using of the geographic information system (GIS) for selection of localities for field work (tick collections, estimation of tick activity). Data sources and methods of their processing are described, examples of the main outputs are presented, further possibilities of GIS use in the project are outlined. The field work confirmed GIS analysis as an efficient approach to identifying of appropriate sites for field analysis of tick activity.