期刊名称：Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine
印刷版ISSN：1232-1966
电子版ISSN：1898-2263
出版年度：2018
卷号：25
期号：3
页码：1-8
DOI：10.26444/aaem/93381
出版社：Institute of Agricultural Medicine in Lublin
摘要：Ticks are known as vectors of a wide range of pathogens of medical and veterinary importance; some of them of zoonotic
concern constitute a hazard for the emergence of tick-borne diseases shared between humans and domestic animals
and becoming a part of the ‘One Health’ concept. Canine and feline tick-borne diseases have emerged in recent years,
performing an extensive geographic distribution and enlarged global prevalence. The present review focuses on the recent
epidemiological studies on the emergence of tick-borne bacterial pathogens in dogs and cats, and the discussion whether
pet ownership increases the risk of tick-borne diseases. A lot of data provide confirmation that dogs and cats themselves
may substantially contribute to the circulation of the ticks and tick-borne bacterial pathogens in the environment. Molecular
diagnostics of tick-borne pathogens infections generates a lot of problems like the choice of molecular methods and
molecular markers for the detection of bacterial genomic DNA, but play an important role in the diagnosis of infections.
The study provides some insight into molecular diagnostic techniques and new potentially recognized bacterial pathogens
of this group. Protecting human and companion animal health from vector-borne infections requires controlling vector
populations, containing development of novel, practicable strategies that will limit vectors and transmission of vectorborne
disease pathogens.
关键词：‘One Health’ concept; ticks; Ixodes ricinus; cats; dogs; bacterial tick;borne diseases; epidemiology; molecular tools; risk for
pet owners
