Hein Sprong
Biographic Data
| ID | 6229670 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Hein Sprong |
| GIVEN NAMES | Hein |
| FAMILY NAME | Sprong |
| SIGNATURE | SPRONG H |
| AFFILIATIONS | National Institute for Public Health and the Environment |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0218-4320 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Abundance of ticks and tick-borne pathogens in domestic gardens in Belgium, 2020-2022
The presence of Ixodes ricinus in gardens, coupled with the detection of pathogens at prevalence levels similar to those in natural habitats, suggests that private gardens may serve as overlooked risk areas for tick exposure. This underscores that raising public awareness, combined with effective garden management strategies, may help mitigate the risk of infection with tick-borne diseases. Future research could focus on evaluating the effectiven…
VectorNet
Public and animal health authorities face many challenges in surveillance and control of vector-borne diseases. Those challenges are principally due to the multitude of interactions between vertebrate hosts, pathogens, and vectors in continuously changing environments. VectorNet, a joint project of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) facilitates risk assessments of VBD threat…
Presence of Roe Deer Affects the Occurrence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum Ecotypes in Questing Ixodes ricinus in Different Habitat Types of Central Europe
The way in which European genetic variants of Anaplasma phagocytophilum circulate in their natural foci and which variants cause disease in humans or livestock remains thus far unclear. Red deer and roe deer are suggested to be reservoirs for some European A. phagocytophilum strains, and Ixodes ricinus is their principal vector. Based on groEL gene sequences, five A. phagocytophilum ecotypes have been identified. Ecotype I is associated with the …
Few vertebrate species dominate the Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. life cycle
Background. In the northern hemisphere, ticks of the Ixodidae family are vectors of diseases such as Lyme borreliosis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tick-borne encephalitis. Most of these ticks are generalists and have a three-host life cycle for which they are dependent on three different hosts for their blood meal. Finding out which host species contribute most in maintaining ticks and the pathogens they transmit, is imperative in understand…
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Few vertebrate species dominate the Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. life cycle
Background. In the northern hemisphere, ticks of the Ixodidae family are vectors of diseases such as Lyme borreliosis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tick-borne encephalitis. Most of these ticks are generalists and have a three-host life cycle for which they are dependent on three different hosts for their blood meal. Finding out which host species contribute most in maintaining ticks and the pathogens they transmit, is imperative in understand…
Presence of Roe Deer Affects the Occurrence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum Ecotypes in Questing Ixodes ricinus in Different Habitat Types of Central Europe
The way in which European genetic variants of Anaplasma phagocytophilum circulate in their natural foci and which variants cause disease in humans or livestock remains thus far unclear. Red deer and roe deer are suggested to be reservoirs for some European A. phagocytophilum strains, and Ixodes ricinus is their principal vector. Based on groEL gene sequences, five A. phagocytophilum ecotypes have been identified. Ecotype I is associated with the …
VectorNet
Public and animal health authorities face many challenges in surveillance and control of vector-borne diseases. Those challenges are principally due to the multitude of interactions between vertebrate hosts, pathogens, and vectors in continuously changing environments. VectorNet, a joint project of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) facilitates risk assessments of VBD threat…
Abundance of ticks and tick-borne pathogens in domestic gardens in Belgium, 2020-2022
The presence of Ixodes ricinus in gardens, coupled with the detection of pathogens at prevalence levels similar to those in natural habitats, suggests that private gardens may serve as overlooked risk areas for tick exposure. This underscores that raising public awareness, combined with effective garden management strategies, may help mitigate the risk of infection with tick-borne diseases. Future research could focus on evaluating the effectiven…
Biology (4 works) · Viral Infections and Vectors (4 works) · Ecology (3 works) · Tick (3 works) · Vector-borne infectious diseases (3 works) · Zoology (3 works) · Borrelia burgdorferi (2 works) · Botany (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Public health (2 works)