Vector-borne Zoonotic Diseases in Turkey: Rising Threats on Public Health
Vector-borne zoonotic diseases (VBZDs) are a major problem for public health and animal welfare all over the world. In recent years, there has been an alarming increase in VBZDs, mainly caused by new or re-emerging arboviruses, bacteria and parasites. The World Health Organization enumerated 10 thre...
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| description | Vector-borne zoonotic diseases (VBZDs) are a major problem for public health and animal welfare all over the world. In recent years, there has been an alarming increase in VBZDs, mainly caused by new or re-emerging arboviruses, bacteria and parasites. The World Health Organization enumerated 10 threats to global health for 2019, notably emphasizing climate change and emerging pathogens as growing priorities. It is important to review potential threats and develop new control programs for rising threats against human health and safety. Changes in host and vector population diversity and density may affect pathogen transmission patterns and influence VBZD emergence processes. In addition to environmental and climate-related changes, human and animal migratory patterns pose future threats. The geographic location and habitat features of Turkey support the establishment of many arthropod species as vectors of various diseases. To date, a total of 107 zoonotic infections have been reported originating from Turkey. Arthropods transmit 19 of 107 such infections, including 2 mosquito-borne, 9 tick-borne, 1 sandfly-borne, 3 flea-borne, 1 simuliid-borne, 1 mite-borne and 2 fly-borne diseases. In this review, we focus on the present status of knowledge on VBZDs as a rising threat to public health in Turkey to provide a foundation for future control efforts. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-667628ae6c6b4521be1520e55e1fd91f2023-02-15T16:15:16ZengGalenos YayineviTürkiye Parazitoloji Dergisi2146-30772146-30772020-09-0144316817510.4274/tpd.galenos.2020.698513049054Vector-borne Zoonotic Diseases in Turkey: Rising Threats on Public HealthÖnder Düzlü0Abdullah İnci1Alparslan Yıldırım2Mehmet Doğanay3Yusuf Özbel4Serap Aksoy5 Erciyes University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Parasitology, Kayseri, Turkey Erciyes University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Parasitology, Kayseri, Turkey Erciyes University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Parasitology, Kayseri, Turkey Erciyes University, Vectors and Vector-Borne Diseases Implementation and Research Centre, Kayseri, Turkey Erciyes University, Vectors and Vector-Borne Diseases Implementation and Research Centre, Kayseri, Turkey Yale School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases, USA Vector-borne zoonotic diseases (VBZDs) are a major problem for public health and animal welfare all over the world. In recent years, there has been an alarming increase in VBZDs, mainly caused by new or re-emerging arboviruses, bacteria and parasites. The World Health Organization enumerated 10 threats to global health for 2019, notably emphasizing climate change and emerging pathogens as growing priorities. It is important to review potential threats and develop new control programs for rising threats against human health and safety. Changes in host and vector population diversity and density may affect pathogen transmission patterns and influence VBZD emergence processes. In addition to environmental and climate-related changes, human and animal migratory patterns pose future threats. The geographic location and habitat features of Turkey support the establishment of many arthropod species as vectors of various diseases. To date, a total of 107 zoonotic infections have been reported originating from Turkey. Arthropods transmit 19 of 107 such infections, including 2 mosquito-borne, 9 tick-borne, 1 sandfly-borne, 3 flea-borne, 1 simuliid-borne, 1 mite-borne and 2 fly-borne diseases. In this review, we focus on the present status of knowledge on VBZDs as a rising threat to public health in Turkey to provide a foundation for future control efforts. http://www.turkiyeparazitolderg.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/vector-borne-zoonotic-diseases-in-turkey-rising-th/40170 vectorszoonosesvector-borne diseasesturkey |
| spellingShingle | Önder Düzlü Abdullah İnci Alparslan Yıldırım Mehmet Doğanay Yusuf Özbel Serap Aksoy Vector-borne Zoonotic Diseases in Turkey: Rising Threats on Public Health Türkiye Parazitoloji Dergisi vectors zoonoses vector-borne diseases turkey |
| title | Vector-borne Zoonotic Diseases in Turkey: Rising Threats on Public Health |
| title_full | Vector-borne Zoonotic Diseases in Turkey: Rising Threats on Public Health |
| title_fullStr | Vector-borne Zoonotic Diseases in Turkey: Rising Threats on Public Health |
| title_full_unstemmed | Vector-borne Zoonotic Diseases in Turkey: Rising Threats on Public Health |
| title_short | Vector-borne Zoonotic Diseases in Turkey: Rising Threats on Public Health |
| title_sort | vector borne zoonotic diseases in turkey rising threats on public health |
| topic | vectors zoonoses vector-borne diseases turkey |
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