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TICKS AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES
卷 10, 期 6, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER GMBH
DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2019.101268
关键词
Tick; Borrelia; Tick-borne encephalitis virus; Babesia; Rickettsia; Anaplasma
Ticks and tick-borne pathogens (TBPs) pose a considerable threat to human and animal health in Mongolia; a large and sparsely inhabited country whose economy is largely dependent on animal production. Intensive contact between herdsmen and their livestock, together with the use of pastures without fencing, allows contact between wildlife, domestic animals and humans, thus creating ideal conditions for epizoonoses and zoonoses. Consequently, ticks and TBPs cause significant medical, veterinary, and economical concern. This review summarizes the current state of knowledge about this zoonotic problem in Mongolia, focusing on tick species from the genera Ixodes, Haemaphysalis, Dermacentor, Hyalomma, and Rhipicephalus, which are associated with particular vegetation zones of the country. The most important tick species of medical and veterinary concern are Ixodes persulcatus and Dermacentor nuttalli, which are found in northern boreal forests and central steppes, respectively. These tick species transmit a wide variety of TBPs, including tick-borne encephalitis virus, Borrelia, Anaplasma, and Rickettsia bacteria, and Babesia parasites infecting rodents, wild ungulates, livestock, and humans. Despite basic characteristics of the biology of ticks and TBPs in Mongolia being known, further research is needed to gain more precise and quantitative data on what tick species and TBPs are currently present within Mongolia, and their effects on human health and animal production.
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