Spread of arthropod-borne infections in Kyrgyzstan

Abstract

The article presents the results of studying the spread of ticks carrying blood parasitic diseases, as well as species of arthropod-borne infections, which were registered among animals in Kyrgyzstan. For research, the material was ticks that parasitize animals, and the blood of sick animals. In total, 6 types of ticks were identified that were carriers of such diseases as: anaplasmosis, babesiosis, theileriosis, nuttaliosis, hemobartonellosis and ehrlichiosis. The work showed a fairly high incidence of blood parasitic diseases among pets. At the same time, it was determined which diseases on which types of ticks circulate on the territory of Kyrgyzstan, and they turned out to be: Dermacentor marginatus, Rhipicephalus turanicus, Rhipicephalus sanguineus, Hemophysalis punctate, Hyalomma scupense, Hyalomma marginatum.