The complex interplay of climate, TBEV vector dynamics and TBEV infection rates in ticks—Monitoring a natural TBEV focus in Germany, 2009–2018

• Johannes P. Borde ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Writing – original draft

  * E-mail: johannes.borde@web.de

  Affiliations Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine II, University of Freiburg Medical Center and Faculty of Medicine, Freiburg i.Br., Germany, Praxis Dr. J. Borde / Gesundheitszentrum Oberkirch, Oberkirch, Germany

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1175-4778

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• Klaus Kaier,

  Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Institute of Medical Biometry and Statistics, Faculty of Medicine and Medical Center – University of Freiburg, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

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• Philip Hehn,

  Roles Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Institute of Medical Biometry and Statistics, Faculty of Medicine and Medical Center – University of Freiburg, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

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• Andreas Matzarakis,

  Roles Formal analysis

  Affiliation Research Centre Human Biometeorology, German Meteorological Service, Freiburg, Germany

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• Stefan Frey,

  Roles Formal analysis

  Affiliation Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, German National Reference Laboratory for TBEV, München, Germany

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• Malena Bestehorn,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis

  Affiliation Parasitology Unit, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany

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• Gerhard Dobler,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, German National Reference Laboratory for TBEV, München, Germany, Parasitology Unit, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany

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• Lidia Chitimia-Dobler

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – original draft

  Affiliations Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, German National Reference Laboratory for TBEV, München, Germany, Parasitology Unit, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany

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