58c0a886-f59b-4cf3-8a82-fcb21647e4a9 https://ipt.gbif.org/resource?r=efsa_2025_slr_ticks Kayleigh Hansford UK Health Security Agency Valentina Tagliapietra Fondazione Mach, Italy Francesca Dagostin Fondazione Mach, Italy Emmanuella Uwaifo UK Health Security Agency Bathsheba Gardner UK Health Security Agency. Valentina Tagliapietra Fondazione Mach, Italy Francesca Dagostin Fondazione Mach, Italy Kayleigh Hansford UK Health Security Agency Annapaola Rizzoli Fondazione Mach, Italy Research Unit Head annapaola.rizzoli@fmach.it 2026-03-12 eng Within the context of VectorNet, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) publish regularly updated vector distribution maps, which are informed by a comprehensive review of the literature, data from the VectorNet Entomological Network, and relevant reports. These data were generated through the systematic collection of data derived from peer-reviewed publications. The primary objective of this living systematic literature review (SLR) is to gather information regarding the presence, abundance, and seasonal patterns of targeted tick species within the geographical scope defined by VectorNet. Studies will be identified through searches in Web of Science™ and Medline/PubMed. Eligible studies were screened and analysed for methodological rigor and relevance. The review will provide rigorous data that will be integrated in the VectorNet distribution maps. Systematic literature review tick distribution presence absence seasonality abundance vector-borne diseases 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_slr_ticks The Vectornet area covers the European Union and neighbouring countries -28.707182 59.35 62.069694 -3.973898 2004-01-01 2025-09-01 genus Ticks annually Annapaola Rizzoli Fondazione Edmund Mach Research Unit Head annapaola.rizzoli@fmach.it The review steps are described in the protocol of the systematic literature review for the distribution of priority vector species within the VectorNet geographical area: https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/sp.efsa.2025.EN-9799 Systematic literature on tick occurrence in VectorNet area (review period 2024-2025) The sampling description is described in the protocol of the systematic literature review for the distribution of priority vector species within the VectorNet geographical area: https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/sp.efsa.2025.EN-9799 Annapaola Rizzoli OC/EFSA/BIOHAW/2023/05 EFSA Annapaola Rizzoli 2026-03-04T09:24:04.820+00:00 dataset 58c0a886-f59b-4cf3-8a82-fcb21647e4a9/v1.2.xml