Climate change - a pioneer for the expansion of canine vector-borne diseases?

Vector-transmitted diseases are one of the major contributors to the global burden of disease in humans and animals. Climate change is consistently held responsible for the spread of parasitic acarid and insect vectors such as ticks, fleas, sand flies and mosquitoes, and their transmitted pathogens...

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Published inTierärztliche Praxis. Ausgabe K, Kleintiere/Heimtiere Vol. 39; no. 1; p. 31
Main Authors Krämer, F, Mencke, N
Format Journal Article
LanguageGerman
Published Germany 2011
Subjects
Animals
Climate Change
Communicable Diseases - epidemiology
Communicable Diseases - etiology
Communicable Diseases - transmission
Communicable Diseases - veterinary
Disease Vectors
Dog Diseases - epidemiology
Dog Diseases - etiology
Dog Diseases - transmission
Dogs
Travel
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Summary:Vector-transmitted diseases are one of the major contributors to the global burden of disease in humans and animals. Climate change is consistently held responsible for the spread of parasitic acarid and insect vectors such as ticks, fleas, sand flies and mosquitoes, and their transmitted pathogens (in the case of the dog the so-called canine vector-borne diseases [CVBD]). Currently, there is only insufficient data available to prove whether climate change is a major driving force for vector and disease expansion, but the evidence is growing. Other reasons, such as ecological, demographic and socio-economic factors, e.g. pet travel into and pet import from endemic areas, also play a role in this development. Apart from all the controversial discussion of the factors leading to vector and disease expansion, preventative measures should include dog owners' education as they are responsible for individual parasite protection as well as for the minimisation of adverse risk behaviour, e.g. regarding pet travel. Broad-spectrum vector control should be practised by using parasiticides that repel and kill blood feeders in order to minimize the risk of CVBD-pathogen transmission.
ISSN:1434-1239