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              Tick-borne infections in human and animal 
              population worldwide - José Brites-Neto, Keila Maria 
              Roncato Duarte and Thiago Fernandes Martins 
              
              Veterinary World, 8(3): 301-315   
              
   
                
                
doi: 
              10.14202/vetworld.2015.301-315   José 
              Brites-Neto: 
              
              Department of Public Health, Americana, São Paulo, Brazil;
              
              
              samevet@yahoo.com.br Keila 
              Maria Roncato Duarte: 
              
              Department of Genetics and Animal Reproduction, Institute of 
              Animal Science, Nova Odessa, São Paulo, Brazil;
              
              
              keiladuarte@globo.com Thiago 
              Fernandes Martins: Department of Preventive Veterinary 
              Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, 
              University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil;
              
              thiagodogo@hotmail.com   Received: 
              14-11-2014, Revised: 20-01-2015, Accepted: 25-01-2015, Published 
              online: 12-03-2015   
              
              
              Corresponding author:José Brites-Neto, e-mail: samevet@yahoo.com.br 
 
              Citation:Brites-Neto J, Duarte 
              KMR, Martins TF (2015) Tickborne infections in human and animal 
              population worldwide, Veterinary World 8(3):301-315. 
 
              Abstract 
 The 
              abundance and activity of ectoparasites and its hosts are affected 
              by various abiotic factors, such as climate and other organisms 
              (predators, pathogens and competitors) presenting thus multiples 
              forms of association (obligate to facultative, permanent to 
              intermittent and superficial to subcutaneous) developed during 
              long co-evolving processes. Ticks are ectoparasites widespread 
              globally and its eco epidemiology are closely related to the 
              environmental conditions. They are obligatory hematophagous 
              ectoparasites and responsible as vectors or reservoirs at the 
              transmission of pathogenic fungi, protozoa, viruses, rickettsia 
              and others bacteria during their feeding process on the hosts. 
              Ticks constitute the second vector group that transmit the major 
              number of pathogens to humans and play a role primary for animals 
              in the process of diseases transmission. Many studies on 
              bioecology of ticks, considering the information related to their 
              population dynamics, to the host and the environment, comes 
              possible the application and efficiency of tick control measures 
              in the prevention programs of vector-borne diseases. In this 
              review were considered some taxonomic, morphological, 
              epidemiological and clinical fundamental aspects related to the 
              tick-borne infections that affect human and animal populations. 
              Keywords: acarology, argasidae, 
              epidemiology, health public, ixodidae, parasitology veterinary, 
              zoonosis. 
 
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