Images of Ticks Submitted to the Swedish Veterinary Agency During 2023
This dataset contains all verified reports of tick sightings with corresponding images reported by the public to the "Rapportera Fästing" platform (https://rapporterafasting.sva.se) during 2023 (starting in May when the platform was launched). The platform is developed and maintained by the Swedish Veterinary Agency (SVA) within the scope of the European project IDAlert (https://idalertproject.eu). The dataset is provided by SVA and is licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0).
The dataset includes two files: ticks_2023.zip, which contains the tick image files, and ticks_2023.csv, which contains metadata about each report. The dataset contains 12,154 reports with corresponding images.
Go to data source
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19047761
Documentation files
Documentation files
Citation and access
Citation and access
Data access level:
Creator/Principal investigator(s):
Research principal:
Data contains personal data:
No
Citation:
Copyright:
Swedish Veterinary Agency
Method and outcome
Method and outcome
Unit of analysis:
Sampling procedure:
Description of sampling:
Citizen science
Time period(s) investigated:
Variables:
8
Number of individuals/objects:
15168
Data format/data structure:
Species and taxons:
Data collection - Other
Data collection - Other
Mode of collection:
Other
Description of the mode of collection:
Citizen science
Time period(s) for data collection:
2023-05-01 - 2023-12-31
Data collector:
- Swedish Veterinary Agency
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ROR
Instrument
Instrument
Name:
Report Tick Tool
Type:
Structured questionnaire
Description of the instrument:
Geographic coverage
Geographic coverage
Geographic location:
Lowest geographic unit:
County (NUTS 3)
Highest geographic unit:
County (NUTS 3)
Administrative information
Administrative information
Responsible department/unit:
Department for Chemistry, Environment and Feed Hygiene
Identifiers
Identifiers
Funding
Funding
Funding agency:
- European Commission
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ROR
Award number:
101057554
Award URI:
Award title:
Infectious Disease decision-support tools and Alert systems to build climate Resilience to emerging health Threats
Funding information:
There’s a real risk of climate-induced disease. Climate change is a driver (one of many) of recurrent outbreaks. Policymakers and decision-makers need tailored information and early warning and impact assessment. In this context, the EU-funded IDAlert project will explore the emergence and transmission of zoonotic pathogens by developing novel indicators, innovative early warning systems and tools for decision-makers. The project will co-create novel policy-relevant Europe-wide indicators that track past, present, and future climate-induced disease risk across hazard, exposure, and vulnerability domains at the animal, human and environment interface. The findings will pave the way for long-lasting impacts on EU climate policy and provide new tools for the European Green Deal.
Topic and keywords
Topic and keywords
Swedish Standard Classification of Research Subjects 2025:
Relations
Relations
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Publications
Publications
Citation:
Omazic, A., Grandi, G., Widgren, S., Rocklöv, J., Wallin, J., Semenza, J. C., & Abiri, N. (2025). Automated tick classification using deep learning and its associated challenges in citizen science. In Scientific Reports (No. 24942; Vol. 15, Issue 1, pp. 1–18). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-10265-x
SwePub:
Citation:
Grandi, G., & de Jong, A. (2025). Importation of the exotic tick Amblyomma geoemydae into Sweden via illegally introduced turtles (Geoemyda spengleri) from Thailand. In Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports (Vol. 63). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vprsr.2025.101304
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Metadata
Metadata
Version 1
Swedish Veterinary Agency