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Canine vector-borne diseases in India: a review of the literature and identification of existing knowledge gaps

Despite the combination of favourable climate for parasites and vectors, and large populations of stray dogs, information concerning the epidemiology, diagnosis and management of canine vector-borne diseases in India is limited. However, with the country's expanding economy and adaptation to we...

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Autores principales: Megat Abd Rani, Puteri Azaziah, Irwin, Peter J, Gatne, Mukulesh, Coleman, Glen T, Traub, Rebecca J
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Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2860351/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20377862
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-3-28
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author Megat Abd Rani, Puteri Azaziah
Irwin, Peter J
Gatne, Mukulesh
Coleman, Glen T
Traub, Rebecca J
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description Despite the combination of favourable climate for parasites and vectors, and large populations of stray dogs, information concerning the epidemiology, diagnosis and management of canine vector-borne diseases in India is limited. However, with the country's expanding economy and adaptation to western culture, higher expectations and demands are being placed on veterinary surgeons for improved knowledge of diseases and control. This review aims to provide an overview of the current state of knowledge of these diseases in India and identify existing knowledge gaps in the literature which need to be addressed. The available literature on this subject, although limited, suggests that a number of canine vector-borne diseases such as filariasis, babesiosis and ehrlichiosis are endemic throughout India, as diagnosed mostly by morphological methods. Detailed investigations of the epidemiology and zoonotic potential of these pathogens has been neglected. Further study is essential to develop a better understanding of the diversity of canine vector-borne diseases in India, and their significance for veterinary and public health.
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spelling pubmed-28603512010-04-28 Canine vector-borne diseases in India: a review of the literature and identification of existing knowledge gaps Megat Abd Rani, Puteri Azaziah Irwin, Peter J Gatne, Mukulesh Coleman, Glen T Traub, Rebecca J Parasit Vectors Review Despite the combination of favourable climate for parasites and vectors, and large populations of stray dogs, information concerning the epidemiology, diagnosis and management of canine vector-borne diseases in India is limited. However, with the country's expanding economy and adaptation to western culture, higher expectations and demands are being placed on veterinary surgeons for improved knowledge of diseases and control. This review aims to provide an overview of the current state of knowledge of these diseases in India and identify existing knowledge gaps in the literature which need to be addressed. The available literature on this subject, although limited, suggests that a number of canine vector-borne diseases such as filariasis, babesiosis and ehrlichiosis are endemic throughout India, as diagnosed mostly by morphological methods. Detailed investigations of the epidemiology and zoonotic potential of these pathogens has been neglected. Further study is essential to develop a better understanding of the diversity of canine vector-borne diseases in India, and their significance for veterinary and public health. BioMed Central 2010-04-08 /pmc/articles/PMC2860351/ /pubmed/20377862 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-3-28 Text en Copyright ©2010 Megat Abd Rani et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title_short Canine vector-borne diseases in India: a review of the literature and identification of existing knowledge gaps
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2860351/
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