Tick-borne infectious diseases of dogs.
Tick-transmitted infections are an emerging problem in dogs. In addition to causing serious disease in traditional tropical and semi-tropical regions, they are now increasingly recognized as a cause of disease in dogs in temperate climates and urban environments. Furthermore, subclinically infected companion animals could provide a reservoir for human tick-transmitted infectious agents, such as Ehrlichia chaffeensis, Ehrlichia ewingll, the Ehrlichia phagocytophila group and Rickettsia conorii. Here, we discuss the emergence of new canine tick-transmitted diseases, which results from several factors, including the expansion of the tick range into urban and semi-urban areas worldwide, the movement of infected dogs into previously non-endemic areas, and the advent of novel molecular techniques for diagnosis and pathogen identification.
Shaw
S E
SE
Dept of Clinical Veterinary Sciences, University of Bristol, Langford House, Langford, Bristol, UK BS40 5DU. susan.e.shaw@bris.ac.uk
Day
M J
MJ
Birtles
R J
RJ
Breitschwerdt
E B
EB
D000818:Animals; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000662:veterinary*; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000635:transmission; D004285:Dogs; D018571:Sentinel Surveillance; D013984:Tick Infestations / Q000662:veterinary; D017282:Tick-Borne Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*