Tick-Borne Diseases in Turkey: A Review Based on One Health Perspective
by Abdullah Inci, Alparslan Yildirim, Onder Duzlu, Mehmet Doganay, Serap Aksoy
The importance of tick-borne diseases is increasing all over the world, including Turkey. Global warming, environmental and ecological changes and the existence of suitable habitats increase the impact of ticks and result in frequent emergence or re-emergence of tick-borne diseases (TBDs) with zoo notic characteristics. In Turkey, almost 19 TBDs have been reported in animals and men, involving four protozoa (babesiosis, theileriosis, cytauxzoonosis, hepatozoonosis), one filarial nematode (acanthocheilonemasis), ten bacterial agents (anaplasmosis, ehrlichiosis, aegyptianellosis, tick-borne typ hus,Candidatus Rickettsia vini, Lyme borreliosis, tick-borne relapsing fever [TBRF], tularaemia, bartonellosis, and hemoplasmosis), and four viral infections (tick-borne encephalitis [TBE], Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever [CCHF], louping-ill [LI], and lumpy skin disease [LSD]). The growing number of TBD cases, in particular the fatal viral epidemics in humans, have led to increased public awareness and concern against TBDs in recent years. The World Health Organization (WHO) has developed a new political concept, called the “One Health” initiative, which is especially relevant for developing strategies against tick infestations and TBD control in humans and animals. It would be beneficial for Turkey to adopt this new strategy and establish specific research and control programs in coordination with inter...
Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases - Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Abdullah Inci Source Type: research
More News: Anaplasmosis | Babesiosis | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) | Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever | Ehrlichiosis | Encephalitis | Environmental Health | Epidemics | Epidemiology | International Medicine & Public Health | Lyme Disease | Middle East Health | Politics | Skin | Tickborne Diseases | Tropical Medicine | WHO