Silva Maria Margarida, Santos A Sofia, Formisinhos Perpétua, Bacellar Fátima
Centro de Estudos de Vectores e Doenças Infecciosas, Instituto Nacional de Saúde Dr. Ricardo Jorge, Lisboa, Portugal.
Acta Med Port. 2006 Jan-Feb;19(1):39-48. Epub 2006 Apr 30.
Ticks are hematophagos arthropods that parasitize terrestrial vertebrates. They are world wide, living in almost all terrestrial regions. Although mainly associated to animals, there are several tick species that bite humans and transmit tick-borne agents causing important infectious disease. In this paper the authors revise the most outstanding aspects of those arthropods as vectors of infectious pathogens in Portugal, focusing biologic, ecologic and epidemiologic features with Public Health interest.
蜱是寄生于陆生脊椎动物的吸血节肢动物。它们分布于全球，几乎生活在所有陆地区域。尽管蜱主要与动物相关，但有几种蜱会叮咬人类并传播蜱媒病原体，引发重要的传染病。在本文中，作者回顾了这些节肢动物作为葡萄牙传染性病原体传播媒介的最显著方面，重点关注具有公共卫生意义的生物学、生态学和流行病学特征。
