Journal
ANIMAL HEALTH RESEARCH REVIEWS
Volume 20, Issue 1, Pages 47-60Publisher
CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1017/S1466252319000045
Keywords
Anaplasma; canine vector-borne disease; Ehrlichia; epidemiology; forecast; heartworm; Lyme; One Health
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Funding
- Companion Animal Parasite Council
- National Science Foundation [DMS 1407480, OIA-1826715]
- Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica-CAPC Infectious Disease Postdoctoral Fellowship
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Diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of vector-borne disease (VBD in pets is one cornerstone of companion animal practices. Veterinarians are facing new challenges associated with the emergence, reemergence, and rising incidence of VBD, including heartworm disease, Lyme disease, anaplasmosis, and ehrlichiosis. Increases in the observed prevalence of these diseases have been attributed to a multitude of factors, including diagnostic tests with improved sensitivity, expanded annual testing practices, dimatologic and ecological changes enhancing vector survival and expansion, emergence or recognition of novel pathogens, and increased movement of pets as travel companions. Veterinarians have the additional responsibility of providing information about zoonotic pathogen transmission from pets, especially to vulnerable human populations: the immunocompromised, children, and the elderly. Hindering efforts to protect pets and people is the dynamic and ever-changing nature of VBD prevalence and distribution. To address this deficit in understanding, the Companion Animal Parasite Council (CAPC) began efforts to annually forecast VBD prevalence in 2011. These forecasts provide veterinarians and pet owners with expected disease prevalence in advance of potential changes. This review summarizes the fidelity of VBD forecasts and illustrates the practical use of CAPC pathogen prevalence maps and forecast data in the practice of veterinary medicine and client education.
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