Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogens of the Caribbean: Current Understanding and Future Directions for More Comprehensive Surveillance
Ticks are obligate hematophagous arthropods of significant importance to human and veterinary medicine. They transmit a vast array of pathogens, including bacteria, viruses, protozoa, and helminths. Most epidemiological data on ticks and tick-borne pathogens (TBPs) in the West Indies are limited to...
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doaj-d2694044303243b7948132346d171a6d2020-11-24T23:02:05ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology2235-29882017-11-01710.3389/fcimb.2017.00490296634Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogens of the Caribbean: Current Understanding and Future Directions for More Comprehensive SurveillanceMathilde Gondard0Mathilde Gondard1Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz2Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz3Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz4Roxanne A. Charles5Muriel Vayssier-Taussat6Emmanuel Albina7Emmanuel Albina8Sara Moutailler9UMR BIPAR, Animal Health Laboratory, ANSES, INRA, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort, Université Paris-Est, Maisons-Alfort, FranceCIRAD, UMR ASTRE, Petit-Bourg, FranceUMR BIPAR, Animal Health Laboratory, ANSES, INRA, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort, Université Paris-Est, Maisons-Alfort, FranceFaculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Ceské Budejovice, CzechiaBiology Center, Institute of Parasitology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Ceské Budejovice, CzechiaFaculty of Medical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of the West Indies, Mt. Hope, Trinidad and TobagoUMR BIPAR, Animal Health Laboratory, ANSES, INRA, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort, Université Paris-Est, Maisons-Alfort, FranceCIRAD, UMR ASTRE, Petit-Bourg, FranceINRA, UMR 1319 ASTRE, Montpellier, FranceUMR BIPAR, Animal Health Laboratory, ANSES, INRA, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort, Université Paris-Est, Maisons-Alfort, FranceTicks are obligate hematophagous arthropods of significant importance to human and veterinary medicine. They transmit a vast array of pathogens, including bacteria, viruses, protozoa, and helminths. Most epidemiological data on ticks and tick-borne pathogens (TBPs) in the West Indies are limited to common livestock pathogens such as Ehrlichia ruminantium, Babesia spp. (i.e., B. bovis and B. bigemina), and Anaplasma marginale, and less information is available on companion animal pathogens. Of note, human tick-borne diseases (TBDs) remain almost completely uncharacterized in the West Indies. Information on TBP presence in wildlife is also missing. Herein, we provide a comprehensive review of the ticks and TBPs affecting human and animal health in the Caribbean, and introduce the challenges associated with understanding TBD epidemiology and implementing successful TBD management in this region. In particular, we stress the need for innovative and versatile surveillance tools using high-throughput pathogen detection (e.g., high-throughput real-time microfluidic PCR). The use of such tools in large epidemiological surveys will likely improve TBD prevention and control programs in the Caribbean.http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2017.00490/fulltick-borne pathogensticksCaribbeanepidemiologynew high-throughput technologiessurveillance |
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Mathilde Gondard Mathilde Gondard Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz Roxanne A. Charles Muriel Vayssier-Taussat Emmanuel Albina Emmanuel Albina Sara Moutailler |
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Mathilde Gondard Mathilde Gondard Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz Roxanne A. Charles Muriel Vayssier-Taussat Emmanuel Albina Emmanuel Albina Sara Moutailler Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogens of the Caribbean: Current Understanding and Future Directions for More Comprehensive Surveillance Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology tick-borne pathogens ticks Caribbean epidemiology new high-throughput technologies surveillance |
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Mathilde Gondard Mathilde Gondard Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz Roxanne A. Charles Muriel Vayssier-Taussat Emmanuel Albina Emmanuel Albina Sara Moutailler |
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Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogens of the Caribbean: Current Understanding and Future Directions for More Comprehensive Surveillance |
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Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogens of the Caribbean: Current Understanding and Future Directions for More Comprehensive Surveillance |
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Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogens of the Caribbean: Current Understanding and Future Directions for More Comprehensive Surveillance |
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Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogens of the Caribbean: Current Understanding and Future Directions for More Comprehensive Surveillance |
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Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogens of the Caribbean: Current Understanding and Future Directions for More Comprehensive Surveillance |
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ticks and tick-borne pathogens of the caribbean: current understanding and future directions for more comprehensive surveillance |
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Frontiers Media S.A. |
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Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology |
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Ticks are obligate hematophagous arthropods of significant importance to human and veterinary medicine. They transmit a vast array of pathogens, including bacteria, viruses, protozoa, and helminths. Most epidemiological data on ticks and tick-borne pathogens (TBPs) in the West Indies are limited to common livestock pathogens such as Ehrlichia ruminantium, Babesia spp. (i.e., B. bovis and B. bigemina), and Anaplasma marginale, and less information is available on companion animal pathogens. Of note, human tick-borne diseases (TBDs) remain almost completely uncharacterized in the West Indies. Information on TBP presence in wildlife is also missing. Herein, we provide a comprehensive review of the ticks and TBPs affecting human and animal health in the Caribbean, and introduce the challenges associated with understanding TBD epidemiology and implementing successful TBD management in this region. In particular, we stress the need for innovative and versatile surveillance tools using high-throughput pathogen detection (e.g., high-throughput real-time microfluidic PCR). The use of such tools in large epidemiological surveys will likely improve TBD prevention and control programs in the Caribbean. |
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tick-borne pathogens ticks Caribbean epidemiology new high-throughput technologies surveillance |
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http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2017.00490/full |
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