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TICKS AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES: A ONE HEALTH PERSPECTIVE
Humanos
Prevalência
Controle de Carrapatos
Doenças Transmitidas por Carrapatos / epidemiologia
Doenças Transmitidas por Carrapatos / prevenção & controle
Doenças Transmitidas por Carrapatos / transmissão
Carrapatos / microbiologia
Carrapatos / virologia
Carrapatos / parasitologia
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Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Aggeu Magalhães. Departamento de Imunologia. Recife, PE, Brasil / University of Bari. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. Department of Veterinary Public Health. Valenzano, Bari, Italy.
University of California. School of Veterinary Medicine. Department of Population Health and Reproduction. Davis, CA, USA.
University of Bari. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. Department of Veterinary Public Health. Valenzano, Bari, Italy.
University of California. School of Veterinary Medicine. Department of Population Health and Reproduction. Davis, CA, USA.
University of Bari. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. Department of Veterinary Public Health. Valenzano, Bari, Italy.
Abstract
Tick-borne diseases are common occurrences in both the medical and veterinary clinical settings. In addition to the constraints related to their diagnosis and clinical management, the control and prevention of these diseases is often difficult, because it requires the disruption of a complex transmission chain, involving vertebrate hosts and ticks, which interact in a constantly changing environment. We provide a contemporary review of representative tick-borne diseases of humans and discuss aspects linked to their medical relevance worldwide. Finally, we emphasize the importance of a One Health approach to tick-borne diseases, calling physicians and veterinarians to unify their efforts in the management of these diseases, several of which are zoonoses.
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AnimaisHumanos
Prevalência
Controle de Carrapatos
Doenças Transmitidas por Carrapatos / epidemiologia
Doenças Transmitidas por Carrapatos / prevenção & controle
Doenças Transmitidas por Carrapatos / transmissão
Carrapatos / microbiologia
Carrapatos / virologia
Carrapatos / parasitologia
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