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Review
. 2023 Oct 19;12(10):1258.
doi: 10.3390/pathogens12101258.

Perception of Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases Worldwide

José de la Fuente  1   2 , Agustín Estrada-Peña  3   4 , Marta Rafael  1 , Consuelo Almazán  5 , Sergio Bermúdez  6 , Abdelbaset E Abdelbaset  7 , Paul D Kasaija  8 , Fredrick Kabi  8 , Foluke Adedayo Akande  9 , Dorcas Oluwakemi Ajagbe  10 , Timothy Bamgbose  11 , Srikant Ghosh  12   13 , Azhahianambi Palavesam  14 , Penny H Hamid  15 , Charlotte L Oskam  16   17 , Siobhon L Egan  16   17 , Amanda Duarte-Barbosa  17   18 , Olcay Hekimoğlu  19 , Matias P J Szabó  20 , Marcelo B Labruna  21 , Ananta Dahal  22
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Review

Perception of Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases Worldwide

José de la Fuente et al. Pathogens. .

Abstract

In this comprehensive review study, we addressed the challenge posed by ticks and tick-borne diseases (TBDs) with growing incidence affecting human and animal health worldwide. Data and perspectives were collected from different countries and regions worldwide, including America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Oceania. The results updated the current situation with ticks and TBD and how it is perceived by society with information bias and gaps. The study reinforces the importance of multidisciplinary and international collaborations to advance in the surveillance, communication and proposed future directions to address these challenges.

Keywords: environment; epidemics; surveillance; tick; tick-borne diseases; vaccine.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Figures

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Figure 1
World map with the contributing countries and regions. Map created with mapchart.net (https://www.mapchart.net/world.html, accessed on 6 October 2023).
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Figure 2
Most prevalent tick species and tick-borne pathogens in North America (USA and Mexico), Central America, and South America (Brazil). * Countries affected with more than 3 species of the same genera. Maps created with mapchart.net (https://www.mapchart.net/world.html, accessed on 6 October 2023).
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Figure 3
Most prevalent tick species and tick-borne pathogens in Eurasia (Europe, Turkey, India, Nepal, Indonesia). * Countries affected with more than 3 species of the same genera. Maps created with mapchart.net (https://www.mapchart.net/world.html, accessed on 6 October 2023).
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Figure 4
Most prevalent tick species and tick-borne pathogens in Australia and Africa (Egypt, Nigeria, and Uganda). * Countries affected with more than 3 species of the same genera. Maps created with mapchart.net (https://www.mapchart.net/world.html, accessed on 6 October 2023).
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