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Tick bite model
The Federal Office of Public Health presents the updated “Tick Hazard Model” of Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein. It shows the static geographical distribution of areas where ticks can establish themselves and survive in nature. The representation of the different levels of tick hazard is based on a colour scale with red zones of high tick hazard and blue zones of no tick hazard. The conditions on which the model is based correspond to early summer weather: mild and humid weather conditions with temperatures of 15 to 20 degrees Celsius and a relative humidity of 80 %.
Tick bite risk is the product of tick hazard potential and exposure – where and how often people spend time outside. To get an idea of the current tick risk, the present "Tick Hazard Model" has to be combined with outdoor activity and current weather conditions. Furthermore, tick activity is subject to seasonality; it starts in early spring with temperatures starting at seven degrees Celsius, increases steadily in spring and early summer until the first summer heat. After several days with temperatures well above 30 degrees Celsius and bright sunshine, tick activity and thus the risk of tick bites collapses. In autumn, when temperatures drop, and relative humidity rises again, the chance of ticks bites increases again. If the temperature is below seven degrees Celsius, the risk of tick bites decreases because the ticks reduce their bodily functions in order to survive the winter in a dormant state.
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Tick bite model
- Date (Creation)
- 2021-04-01
- Identifier
- ch.bag.zeckenstichmodell
Point of contact
- Topic category
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- N Health
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- Description
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Switzerland
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- Maintenance and update frequency
- Unknown
- GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
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Human health and safety
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- geocat.ch
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TBE
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tick bite
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tick-borne encephalitis
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tick
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opendata.swiss
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- GEMET
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prevention measure
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- geocat.ch
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FSDI Federal Spatial Data Infrastructure
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Resource constraints
- Use constraints
- Other restrictions
- Other constraints
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Open use. Must provide the source.
- Language
- Deutsch
- Character encoding
- UTF8
- Distribution format
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Tagged Image File Format (TIFF)
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Digital transfer options
- OnLine resource
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Vorschau map.geo.admin.ch
Preview map.geo.admin.ch
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ch.bag.zeckenstichmodell
WMS-FSDI service, layer "Tick bite model"
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ch.bag.zeckenstichmodell
WMTS-FSDI service, layer "Tick bite model"
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Link zu map.geo.admin
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Datenbezug über geo.admin.ch
Download server from geo.admin.ch
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Link zu Detailbeschreibung
Metadata
- Metadata identifier
- a30c52be-0d18-4b5f-8872-5981b0666376
- Language
- Deutsch
- Character encoding
- UTF8
- Language
- Français
- Character encoding
- UTF8
- Language
- Italiano
- Character encoding
- UTF8
- Language
- English
- Character encoding
- UTF8
- Language
- Rumantsch
- Character encoding
- UTF8
Point of contact
Type of resource
- Resource scope
- Dataset
- Metadata linkage
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https://www.geocat.ch/geonetwork/srv/api/records/a30c52be-0d18-4b5f-8872-5981b0666376
- Date info (Creation)
- 2018-08-24T09:05:04Z
- Date info (Revision)
- 2026-04-13T09:27:42.154283Z
Metadata standard
- Title
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eCH-0271
