Rajput Zahid Iqbal, Hu Song-hua, Chen Wan-jun, Arijo Abdullah G, Xiao Chen-wen
Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China.
J Zhejiang Univ Sci B. 2006 Nov;7(11):912-21. doi: 10.1631/jzus.2006.B0912.
The medical and economic importance of ticks has long been recognized due to their ability to transmit diseases to humans and animals. Ticks cause great economic losses to livestock, and adversely affect livestock hosts in several ways. Loss of blood is a direct effect of ticks acting as potential vector for haemo-protozoa and helminth parasites. Blood sucking by large numbers of ticks causes reduction in live weight and anemia among domestic animals, while their bites also reduce the quality of hides. However, major losses caused by ticks are due to their ability to transmit protozoan, rickettsial and viral diseases of livestock, which are of great economic importance world-wide. There are quite a few methods for controlling ticks, but every method has certain shortcomings. The present review is focused on ticks importance and their control.
由于蜱虫能够将疾病传播给人类和动物,其在医学和经济方面的重要性早已得到认可。蜱虫给牲畜造成了巨大的经济损失,并在多个方面对牲畜宿主产生不利影响。失血是蜱虫作为血原虫和蠕虫寄生虫潜在传播媒介的直接后果。大量蜱虫吸血会导致家畜体重减轻和贫血,同时它们的叮咬也会降低兽皮质量。然而,蜱虫造成的主要损失是由于它们能够传播对全球经济具有重大意义的家畜原生动物、立克次氏体和病毒性疾病。控制蜱虫的方法有不少,但每种方法都有一定的缺点。本综述聚焦于蜱虫的重要性及其防治。