c2beb8d4-24f4-4a9f-9b04-5bd1c951394d https://ipt.gbif.org/resource?r=efsa_2025_field_ticks Kayleigh Hansford UK Health Security Agency Jolyon Medlock UK Health Security Agency Valentina Tagliapietra Fondazione Mach, Italy Francesca Dagostin Fondazione Mach, Italy Ivana Zuber Bogdanovic University of Montenegro Igor Pajović University of Montenegro Nebojša Sekulić Institute of Public Health, Montenegro Nikola Konatar Institute of Public Health, Montenegro Drago Mićunović Veterinarian

Nikšić ME

Maša Jovanović Veterinarian

Cetinje ME

Arben Hajdari Veterinarian

Ulcinj ME

Edin Vejsilović Veterinarian

Ulcinj ME

Mijodrag Gradinić Diagnostic Veterinary Laboratory, Montenegro Veterinarian technician Giuseppe Martino Ci.Ma. G.R. e C.A. srl, Reggio Calabria, Italy Bruno Maisano Cooperativa Tutela dell’Aspromonte, Reggio Calabria, Italy Pietro Orlando

Bova Reggio Calabria IT

Davide Franco Carabinieri Forestali, Reparto Biodiversità, Mongiana, Vibo Valentia, Italy Santo Tassone Carabinieri Forestali, Reparto Biodiversità, Mongiana, Vibo Valentia, Italy Raffaele Montagnese Carabinieri Forestali, Reparto Biodiversità, Mongiana, Vibo Valentia, Italy Valentina Tagliapietra Fondazione Mach, Italy Francesca Dagostin Fondazione Mach, Italy Kayleigh Hansford UK Health Security Agency Annapaola Rizzoli Fondazione Mach, Italy Jolyon Medlock UK Health Security Agency 2026-03-09 eng Within the context of VectorNet area, teams of experts gathered specimens and other available information on the presence of selected priority tick species. The aim was to identify and confirm new locations for target tick species, where gap-analysis suggested likely presence. Hyalomma field sampling veterinary ticks vector-borne disease presence non-native expansion GBIF Dataset Type Vocabulary: http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/dataset_type_2015-07-10.xml This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY 4.0) License. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International https://spdx.org/licenses/CC-BY-4.0.html CC-BY-4.0 https://ipt.gbif.org/archive.do?r=efsa_2025_field_ticks The Vectornet area covers the European Union and neighbouring countries 15.885093 19.29179 42.85859 37.950249 2025-06-24 2025-10-29 genus Ticks annually Annapaola Rizzoli Fondazione Edmund Mach Research Unit Head annapaola.rizzoli@fmach.it A gap analysis was completed, using existing VectorNet data, to identify locations where ticks were likely to be present, but which lacked sampling data. Local experts were contacted to collaborate on field missions, which targeted high priority species (Hyalomma spp.). Standard sampling techniques were used (host sampling, Co2 trapping), "Samplings in Montenegro took place from 23rd to 27th June 2025 in Nikšić, Cetinje, Danilovgrad, Podgorica, Ulcinj and Kotor. Samplings in Italy took place from 15th to 19th September 2025 in Reggio Calabria and Vibo Valentia provinces." Animals (sheep, cattle, goats, cats and dogs) were checked for ticks at multiple farm locations. Ticks dragging was performed. Ticks were stored in single tubes per animal or per dragging site. Ticks were identified morphologically to confirm species. Annapaola Rizzoli OC/EFSA/BIOHAW/2023/05 EFSA Annapaola Rizzoli 2026-03-04T09:24:04.541+00:00 dataset c2beb8d4-24f4-4a9f-9b04-5bd1c951394d/v1.1.xml