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One health: the importance of companion animal vector-borne diseases

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Day, Michael J·2011·Parasites & Vectors
DOI 10.1186/1756-3305-4-49PMC PMC3090364
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The international prominence accorded the 'One Health' concept of co-ordinated activity of those involved in human and animal health is a modern incarnation of a long tradition of comparative medicine, with roots in the ancient civilizations and a golden era during the 19th century explosion of knowledge in the field of infectious disease research. Modern One Health tends to focus on zoonotic pathogens emerging from wildlife and production animal species, but one of the most significant One Health challenges is rabies for which there is a canine reservoir. This review considers the role of small companion animals in One Health and specifically addresses the major vector-borne infectious diseases that are shared by man, dogs and cats. The most significant of these are leishmaniosis, borreliosis, bartonellosis, ehrlichiosis, rickettsiosis and anaplasmosis. The challenges that lie ahead in this field of One Health are discussed, together with the role of the newly formed World Small Animal Veterinary Association One Health Committee.

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  • These pets might also be important vectors of animal and human diseases, particularly those pets sourced from the wild.

    “These pets might also be important vectors of animal and human diseases, particularly those pets sourced from the wild (Day, 2011).”

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    The “Companion animals in One Health” section (page unavailable) says dogs and cats can transmit zoonotic infections directly or indirectly, and that exposure to wildlife can affect transmission. It does not say that pets sourced from the wild pose a particular risk. It describes pets as potential reservoirs or carriers of infected arthropods, rather than establishing that the pets themselves are disease vectors. (LLM, conf=0.87)

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Authors
Day, M. J.
Affiliations
University of Bristol (GB)
Corresponding author
Day, Michael J
ORCID
Day, Michael J
Venue
Parasites & Vectors
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2011-04-13
Volume
4
Issue
1
Pages
49-49
ISSN
1756-3305 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1186/1756-3305-4-49
PMC
PMC3090364
OpenAlex
W2110520945
Cited by
214
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FWCI
2.02
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Language
en
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Funders
Bayer Animal Health
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Parasitology › Vector-borne infectious diseases
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Zoonotic diseases and public health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
Keywords
One Health, companion animals, vector-borne diseases, zoonoses, dogs, cats, leishmaniasis, borreliosis, bartonellosis, ehrlichiosis, rickettsial infection, anaplasmosis, rabies
MeSH terms
Animals, Cats, Communicable Disease Control, Dogs, Humans, Zoonoses, Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections, Tick-Borne Diseases, Pets

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