Human tick-borne diseases in southern europe: Present status and future challenges

Artemis Efstratiou; Panagiotis Karanis

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-409548-9.11253-9

Human tick-borne diseases in southern europe: Present status and future challenges

Artemis Efstratiou
, Panagiotis Karanis

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Abstract

Ticks are hematophagous parasites with worldwide distribution, and feed off every class of vertebrates, including humans. Through their bites, infected ticks can transmit a variety of pathogens (viruses, bacteria and parasites) that can cause serious diseases in both humans and animals. Besides being responsible for major losses in livestock production in many parts of the world, tick-borne diseases (TBDs) are currently being recognized as a serious and growing public health problem in Europe.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Environmental Health
Publisher	Elsevier
Pages	579-588
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Electronic)	9780444639523
ISBN (Print)	9780444639516
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-409548-9.11253-9
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2019
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Babesiosis
Climate change
Crimean-congo haemorrhagic fever
Europe
Human granulocytic anaplasmosis
Lyme disease
Mediterranean
Migration
Prevention
Spotted fever rickettsioses
Tick-borne diseases
Tick-borne encephalitis
Ticks

UN SDGs

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Human tick-borne diseases in southern europe: Present status and future challenges

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