Accepted Manuscript Evaluating a mixed abiotic-biotic model for the distribution and host contact rates of an arthropod vector of pathogens: an example with Ixodes ricinus (Ixodidae) Agust´ın Estrada-Pe ˜ na , Amie Adkin , Silvia Bertolini , Charlotte Cook , Maria Ines Crescio , Vladimir Grosbois , Verity Horigan , Sophie Ip , Ana¨ıs Leger , Ginaluca Mastrantonio , Cristiana Maurella , Marco de Nardi , Giuseppe Ru , Robin Simons , Emma Snary , Katharina Staerk , Rachel Taylor , Graham C. Smith PII: S2352-3522(18)30059-8 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mran.2018.12.001 Reference: MRAN 67 To appear in: Microbial Risk Analysis Received date: 27 September 2018 Revised date: 9 November 2018 Accepted date: 4 December 2018 Please cite this article as: Agust´ın Estrada-Pe ˜ na , Amie Adkin , Silvia Bertolini , Charlotte Cook , Maria Ines Crescio , Vladimir Grosbois , Verity Horigan , Sophie Ip , Ana¨ıs Leger , Ginaluca Mastrantonio , Cristiana Maurella , Marco de Nardi , Giuseppe Ru , Robin Simons , Emma Snary , Katharina Staerk , Rachel Taylor , Graham C. Smith , Evaluating a mixed abiotic-biotic model for the distribution and host contact rates of an arthropod vector of pathogens: an example with Ixodes ricinus (Ixodidae), Microbial Risk Analysis (2018), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mran.2018.12.001 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.