Viruses (Feb 2022)

Recent Progress on Tick-Borne Animal Diseases of Veterinary and Public Health Significance in China

  • Weijuan Jia,
  • Si Chen,
  • Shanshan Chi,
  • Yunjiang He,
  • Linzhu Ren,
  • Xueli Wang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/v14020355
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 2
p. 355

Abstract

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Ticks and tick-borne diseases pose a growing threat to human and animal health, which has brought great losses to livestock production. With the continuous expansion of human activities and the development of natural resources, there are more and more opportunities for humans to contract ticks and tick-borne pathogens. Therefore, research on ticks and tick-borne diseases is of great significance. This paper reviews recent progress on tick-borne bacterial diseases, viral diseases, and parasitic diseases in China, which provides a theoretical foundation for the research of tick-borne diseases.

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