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Arnold J. H. van Vliet
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Open AccessFalse springs in the Netherlands: climate change impact assessment with the false spring damage indicator model
Strong night frosts in spring have the potential to cause severe damage to fruit trees, causing up to €3.3 billion of damage in Europe in 2017. If temperatures drop below − 2.2 °C after the growing season star...
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Open AccessCitizen science for monitoring the spatial and temporal dynamics of malaria vectors in relation to environmental risk factors in Ruhuha, Rwanda
As part of malaria prevention and control efforts, the distribution and density of malaria mosquitoes requires continuous monitoring. Resources for long-term surveillance of malaria vectors, however, are often...
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Open AccessSeasonal patterns and spatial variation of Borrelia burgdorferi (sensu lato) infections in Ixodes ricinus in the Netherlands
The incidence of Lyme borreliosis varies over time and space through as yet incompletely understood mechanisms. In Europe, Lyme borreliosis is caused by infection with a Borrelia burgdorferi (s.l.) genospecies, w...
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Open AccessMonitoring mosquito nuisance for the development of a citizen science approach for malaria vector surveillance in Rwanda
Many countries, including Rwanda, have mosquito monitoring programmes in place to support decision making in the fight against malaria. However, these programmes can be costly, and require technical (entomolog...
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Open AccessWhat do people benefit from a citizen science programme? Evidence from a Rwandan citizen science programme on malaria control
Malaria control remains a challenge globally and in malaria-endemic countries in particular. In Rwanda, a citizen science programme has been set up to improve malaria control. Citizens are involved in collecti...
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Worsening of tree-related public health issues under climate change
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Open AccessRole of individual perceptions in the consistent use of malaria preventive measures: mixed methods evidence from rural Rwanda
Malaria preventive measures, including long-lasting insecticide-treated bet nets (LLINs), indoor residual spraying (IRS), and controlling mosquito breeding sites, are key measures to achieve malaria eliminatio...
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Open AccessSocial-cognitive determinants of the tick check: a cross-sectional study on self-protective behavior in combatting Lyme disease
Performing a tick check after visiting nature is considered the most important preventive measure to avoid contracting Lyme disease. Checking the body for ticks after visiting nature is the only measure that c...
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Open AccessModelling and map** tick dynamics using volunteered observations
Tick populations and tick-borne infections have steadily increased since the mid-1990s posing an ever-increasing risk to public health. Yet, modelling tick dynamics remains challenging because of the lack of d...
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Open AccessDecrease in tick bite consultations and stabilization of early Lyme borreliosis in the Netherlands in 2014 after 15 years of continuous increase
Nationwide surveys have shown a threefold increase in general practitioner (GP) consultations for tick bites and early Lyme borreliosis from 1994 to 2009 in the Netherlands. We now report an update on 2014, wi...
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Observed climate-induced changes in plant phenology in the Netherlands
We determined whether climate change in the Netherlands has caused phenological changes since 1868. We analysed over 150,000 plant phenological observations of 320 plant species, obtained by four volunteer net...
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The how and why of societal publications for citizen science projects and scientists
In the scientific community, the importance of communication to society is often underestimated. Scientists and scientific organisations often lack the skills to organise such communication effectively. The Du...
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Open AccessCircumstantial evidence for an increase in the total number and activity of borrelia-infected ixodes ricinus in the Netherlands
Between 1994 and 2009, a threefold increase has been observed in consultations of general practitioners for tick bites and Lyme disease in The Netherlands. The objective of this study was to determine whether ...
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The Influence of Pollen Concentration on the Dispension of Antihistaminics and Corticosteroids to Hay Fever Patients
Climate change may induce alterations in the start and duration of the pollen season. Future changes in climate are likely to significantly advance the start of the pollen season and change the pollen concentr...
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Open AccessBeyond climate envelopes: effects of weather on regional population trends in butterflies
Although the effects of climate change on biodiversity are increasingly evident by the shifts in species ranges across taxonomical groups, the underlying mechanisms affecting individual species are still poorl...
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Societal adaptation Options to Changes in Phenology
In this chapter I provided a qualitative overview of how phenological changes will strongly influence human well-being through changes in primary production sectors depending on natural productivity, including...
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The European Phenology Network
The analysis of changes in the timing of life cycle-events of organisms (phenology) has been able to contribute significantly to the assessment of potential impacts of climate change on ecology. These phenolo...
