Khan Adil, Ahmed Muhammed Arif, Nasreen Nasreen, Iqbal Furhan, Cossio-Bayugar Raquel, Ali Sha Said Sajjad, Alanazi Abdullah D, Zajac Zbigniew
Department of Zoology, Bacha Khan University, Mardan, Pakistan.
Centre of Excellence in BiotechnologyResearch, College of Science King Saud University, 2455 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Saudi J Biol Sci. 2022 Apr;29(4):2014-2025. doi: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2021.12.046. Epub 2021 Dec 29.
Livestock industry is an essential part of Pakistan's economy, and a variety of ruminants (including sheep and goats) are reared for the increasing demand of milk, meat and hide products. Haemoparasitic illnesses such as , and are a significant health risk for small ruminants in our country. Information regarding distribution patterns, the tick species involved and effective strategies to control tick-borne diseases (TBD) in goats and sheep of Pakistan is limited. To this end, it is required to assess the present rank of TBDs in small ruminants of Pakistan with a note on their vector ticks in order to control and identify the gaps in the knowledge of TBDs. This will recommend areas for future research and will add to the understanding of these diseases and will draw attention to the need for better-quality tools for the diagnosis and control of TBDs in small ruminants of Pakistan.
畜牧业是巴基斯坦经济的重要组成部分，为满足对牛奶、肉类和皮革制品日益增长的需求，人们饲养了各种反刍动物（包括绵羊和山羊）。诸如[此处原文缺失具体疾病名称]等血液寄生虫病对我国小型反刍动物构成重大健康风险。关于巴基斯坦山羊和绵羊蜱传疾病（TBD）的分布模式、所涉及的蜱种以及有效控制策略的信息有限。为此，需要评估巴基斯坦小型反刍动物中蜱传疾病的当前状况，并对其传播媒介蜱虫进行说明，以便控制和找出蜱传疾病知识方面的差距。这将为未来的研究推荐领域，增进对这些疾病的了解，并提请注意需要有更优质的工具来诊断和控制巴基斯坦小型反刍动物的蜱传疾病。
