What is tick dragging surveillance?

Tick dragging pulls a light-coloured cloth across low vegetation so questing ticks attach and can be counted, identified and tested under a defined protocol.

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Short answer

Tick dragging pulls a light-coloured cloth across low vegetation so questing ticks attach and can be counted, identified and tested under a defined protocol.

At a glance

Tick dragging pulls a light-coloured cloth across low vegetation so questing ticks attach and can be counted, identified and tested under a defined protocol. This detail belongs within tick surveillance and reporting. Species, life stage, climate, host and region can change what is observed, so one example should not be treated as a universal rule.

Key takeaways

• Tick dragging pulls a light-coloured cloth across low vegetation so questing ticks attach and can be counted, identified and tested under a defined protocol.

• This detail belongs within tick surveillance and reporting. Species, life stage, climate, host and region can change what is observed, so one example should not be treated as a universal rule.

• Reliable identification and interpretation combine several observations; appearance or one field sign alone is rarely enough.

The important point

Tick dragging pulls a light-coloured cloth across low vegetation so questing ticks attach and can be counted, identified and tested under a defined protocol.

How to use this information

This detail belongs within tick surveillance and reporting. Species, life stage, climate, host and region can change what is observed, so one example should not be treated as a universal rule.