Vectors of babesiosis

Gray, J.S. ; Estrada-Peña, A. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Zintl, A.

Resumen: Babesiosis, caused by piroplasmid protozoans in the genus Babesia, is arguably the most important vector-borne disease of livestock and companion animals and is growing in importance as a zoonosis. Ixodid ticks were identified as vectors more than a hundred years ago, but the particular tick species transmitting some significant pathogens are still unknown. Moreover, it is only recently that the complexity of the pathogen-tick relationship has been revealed as a result of studies enabled by gene expression and RNA interference methodology. In this article, we provide details of demonstrated and incriminated vectors, maps of the current knowledge of vector distribution, a summary of established features of the pathogen life cycle in the vector, and an outline of molecular research on pathogen-tick relationships. The article concludes with a discussion of vector ecology and disease epidemiology in a global-change context and with suggestions for future research.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.1146/annurev-ento-011118-111932

Año: 2019

Publicado en: Annual Review of Entomology 64 (2019), 149-165
ISSN: 0066-4170

Factor impacto JCR: 13.796 (2019)

Categ. JCR: ENTOMOLOGY rank: 1 / 101 = 0.01 (2019) - Q1 - T1

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 5.869 - Insect Science (Q1) - Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (Q1)

Tipo y forma: Revisión (PostPrint)

Área (Departamento): Área Sanidad Animal (Dpto. Patología Animal)