[Public health pests. Arthropods and rodents as causative disease agents as well as reservoirs and vectors of pathogens]. / Gesundheitsschädlinge. Arthropoden und Nagetiere als Krankheitsverursacher sowie Überträger und Reservoire von Krankheitserregern.
Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz
; 57(5): 495-503, 2014 May.
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ABSTRACT
Globally, infectious diseases pose the most important cause of death. Among known human pathogenic diseases, approximately 50 % are zoonoses. When considering emerging infectious diseases separately 73 % currently belong to the group of zoonoses. In Central Europe, hard ticks show by far the biggest potential as vectors of agents of human disease. Lyme borreliosis, showing an estimated annual incidence between 60,000 and 214,000 cases is by far the most frequent tick-borne disease in Germany. Continually, formerly unknown disease agents could be discovered in endemic vector species. Additionally, introduction of new arthropod vectors and/or agents of disease occur constantly. Recently, five mosquito species of the genus Aedes have been newly introduced to Europe where they are currently spreading in different regions. Uncommon autochthonous transmission of dengue and chikungunya fever viruses in Southern Europe could be directly linked to these vector species and of these Ae. albopictus and Ae. japonicus are currently reported to occur in Germany. The German Protection against Infection Act only covers the control of public health pests which are either active hematophagous vectors or mechanical transmitters of agents of diseases. Use of officially recommended biocidal products aiming to interrupt transmission cycles of vector-borne diseases, is confined to infested buildings only, including sewage systems in the case of Norway rat control. Outdoor vectors, such as hard ticks and mosquitoes, are currently not taken into consideration. Additionally, adjustments of national public health regulations, detailed arthropod vector and rodent reservoir mapping, including surveillance of vector-borne disease agents, are necessary in order to mitigate future disease risks.
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Assunto principal:
Artrópodes
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Roedores
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Reservatórios de Doenças
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Zoonoses
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Controle de Pragas
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Vetores de Doenças
Limite:
Animals
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
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Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz
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SAUDE PUBLICA
Ano de publicação:
2014
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Article