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9. Tick-borne infections in human and animal population worldwide - José Brites-Neto, Keila Maria Roncato Duarte and Thiago Fernandes Martins

Veterinary World, 8(3): 301-315

 

 

   doi: 10.14202/vetworld.2015.301-315

 

José Brites-Neto: Department of Public Health, Americana, São Paulo, Brazil; samevet@yahoo.com.br

Keila Maria Roncato Duarte: Department of Genetics and Animal Reproduction, Institute of Animal Science, Nova Odessa, São Paulo, Brazil; keiladuarte@globo.com

Thiago Fernandes Martins: Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; thiagodogo@hotmail.com

 

Received: 14-11-2014, Revised: 20-01-2015, Accepted: 25-01-2015, Published online: 12-03-2015

 

Corresponding author: José Brites-Neto, e-mail: samevet@yahoo.com.br


Citation: Brites-Neto J, Duarte KMR, Martins TF (2015) Tickborne infections in human and animal population worldwide, Veterinary World 8(3):301-315.



The abundance and activity of ectoparasites and its hosts are affected by various abiotic factors, such as climate and other organisms (predators, pathogens and competitors) presenting thus multiples forms of association (obligate to facultative, permanent to intermittent and superficial to subcutaneous) developed during long co-evolving processes. Ticks are ectoparasites widespread globally and its eco epidemiology are closely related to the environmental conditions. They are obligatory hematophagous ectoparasites and responsible as vectors or reservoirs at the transmission of pathogenic fungi, protozoa, viruses, rickettsia and others bacteria during their feeding process on the hosts. Ticks constitute the second vector group that transmit the major number of pathogens to humans and play a role primary for animals in the process of diseases transmission. Many studies on bioecology of ticks, considering the information related to their population dynamics, to the host and the environment, comes possible the application and efficiency of tick control measures in the prevention programs of vector-borne diseases. In this review were considered some taxonomic, morphological, epidemiological and clinical fundamental aspects related to the tick-borne infections that affect human and animal populations.

Keywords: acarology, argasidae, epidemiology, health public, ixodidae, parasitology veterinary, zoonosis.



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