Welcome to the homepage of ZUP Baden-Württemberg
The project Z(ecken) U(mwelt) P(athogene) Baden-Württemberg (ticks, environment, pathogens) is a interdisciplinary project, in which experts from different fields work together to investigate the ecology of ticks and tick-borne diseases in Baden-Württemberg. Our goal is to find out which abiotic (climate, weather, soil) and biotic (hosts, vegetation) factors play a role in the distribution and dynamic of ticks and the pathogens they transmit.
Our project is funded by the Ministry of Environment, Climate Protection and the Energy Sector Baden-Württemberg and its funding program BWPLUS.
Frau Nina Littwin hat während des 2. Süddeutschen Zeckenkongress in Stuttgart (17. + 18.März 2014) den dritten Platz bei den besten Erstlingsvorträgen der Nachwuchswissenschaftler mit ihrem Vortrag "Der Einfluss von Kleinsäugerwirten auf die Ökologie von Ixodes ricinus in Baden-Württemberg" erhalten. Wir gratulieren!
Dr. Rainer Oehme was invited to write an article about the risk of ticks in Germany for the Bundesgesundheitsblatt Schwerpunktheft: Gesundheitsschädlinge in Deutschland
Dr. Trevor Petney is co-author of the book "Ticks of the World", which will be published by Springer by the end of 2013