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The global importance of ticks

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 April 2005

F. JONGEJAN  and
G. UILENBERG
F. JONGEJAN
Affiliation:
Department of Parasitology and Tropical Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, PO Box 80.165, 3508 TD Utrecht, The Netherlands Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X04, Onderstepoort, 0110 South Africa
G. UILENBERG
Affiliation:
‘A Surgente’, route du Port, 20130 Cargèse (Corsica), France
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Abstract

Ticks and tick-borne diseases affect animal and human health worldwide and are the cause of significant economic losses. Approximately 10% of the currently known 867 tick species act as vectors of a broad range of pathogens of domestic animals and humans and are also responsible for damage directly due to their feeding behaviour. The most important tick species and the effects they cause are listed. The impact on the global economy is considered to be high and although some estimates are given, there is a lack of reliable data. The impact of ticks and tick-borne diseases on animal production and public health and their control are discussed.

Keywords

Tickstick-borne diseasesglobal importanceanimal productionzoonoses
Type
Research Article
Information
Parasitology , Volume 129 , Issue S1 , October 2004 , pp. S3 - S14
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© 2004 Cambridge University Press

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