Emerging arthropod borne diseases of companion animals in Europe
Abstract
Vector-borne diseases are caused by parasites, bacteria or viruses transmitted by the bite of hematophagous arthropods (mainly ticks and mosquitoes). The past few years have seen the emergence of new diseases, or re-emergence of existing ones, usually with changes in their epidemiology (i.e. geographical distribution, prevalence, and pathogenicity). The frequency of some vector-borne diseases of pets is increasing in Europe, i.e. canine babesiosis, granulocytic anaplasmosis, canine monocytic ehrlichiosis, thrombocytic anaplasmosis, and leishmaniosis. Except for the last, these diseases are transmitted by ticks. Both the distribution and abundance of the three main tick species, Rhipicephalus sanguineus, Dermacentor reticulatus and Ixodes ricinus are changing. The conditions for such changes involve primarily human factors, such as travel with pets, changes in human habitats, social and leisure activities, but climate changes also have a direct impact on arthropod vectors (abundance, geographical distribution, and vectorial capacity). Besides the most known diseases, attention should be kept on tick-borne encephalitis, which seems to be increasing in western Europe, as well as flea-borne diseases like the flea-transmitted rickettsiosis. Here, after consideration of the main reasons for changes in tick vector ecology, an overview of each "emerging" vector-borne diseases of pets is presented.
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Vector-borne diseases are medically important in humans and animals, were long considered tropical and to first affect production animals, but are now common in domestic animals and present in temperate countries, especially Europe.
“Vector-borne diseases are medically important in humans and animals but were long considered tropical and known to first affect production animals.This is no longer true and we can see today that they are common in domestic animals and that they are also present in temperate countries, especially in Europe.”
From Impact of climate change in the epidemiology of vector-borne diseases in domestic carnivores (2013) · cites this paper as [1]
The FleaTickRisk model is able to predict, on a weekly basis, the activity and abundance of cat fleas (and three tick species) in Europe, and the risk of disease transmission.
“Hence, worthy of mention is the “FleaTickRisk” model, designed in collaboration between climatologists, biomathematicians and parasitologists, able to predict, on a weekly basis, the activity and abundance of cat fleas (and three tick species) in Europe, and the risk of disease transmission [76].”
From Fleas infesting pets in the era of emerging extra-intestinal nematodes (2013) · cites this paper as [76]
Detection of R. felis in fleas is increasing in a number of countries, and the distribution of this pathogen is considered as wide as the globally distributed vector C. felis.
“Also detection of R. felis in fleas is increasing in a number of countries, thus the distribution of this pathogen is nowadays considered as wide as the globally distributed vector C. felis[76].”
From Fleas infesting pets in the era of emerging extra-intestinal nematodes (2013) · cites this paper as [76]
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- Authors
- Beugnet, F., & Marié, J.-L.
- Affiliations
- Service de Santé des Armées (FR)
- Venue
- Veterinary Parasitology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2009-08
- Volume
- 163
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 298-305
- ISSN
- 0304-4017 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2091604112
- Cited by
- 337
- References
- 55
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- FWCI
- 12.67
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Veterinary Parasitology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Parasitology › Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Viral Infections and Vectors
- Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Parasitology › Bartonella species infections research
- Keywords
- arthropod-borne diseases, companion animals, PET, tick-borne diseases, emerging infectious diseases, canine babesiosis, human granulocytic anaplasmosis, canine monocytic ehrlichiosis, leishmaniasis, Rhipicephalus sanguineus, Dermacentor reticulatus, Ixodes ricinus, climate change, tick-borne encephalitis, geographic distribution, Europe
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Animals, Domestic, Arthropod Vectors, Cat Diseases, Cats, Dog Diseases, Dogs, Europe, Humans, Leisure Activities, Population Density, Population Dynamics, Ticks, Travel, Zoonoses, Tick-Borne Diseases, Communicable Diseases, Emerging, Climate Change
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