Surveillance initiative library - Moose winter tick surveillance

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Surveillance type:

Passive

Animal type:

Cervid

Disease agent type:

Ecto-parasite

Organization:

BC Government

Other organization:

Region:

British Columbia

Production system:

Freeliving

Topic:

Vector/Vector-borne

Media Type:

Website

Sample Size

512

Population Unit

Surveys

Surveillance Start Date

Jul/05/1905

Surveillance End Date

ongoing

Project End Date

ongoing

Website

Dec/05/2020

Moose winter tick surveillance

A program to encourage the public and wildlife to report winter ticks (Dermacentor albopictus) in BC in order to document and map the distribution of winter tick in moose and estimate the severity of winter tick infestations within moose populations across the province.