Kaminsky Ronald, Mäser Pascal
Para.C-Consulting, Altenstein, Germany.
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Allschwil, Switzerland.
Front Parasitol. 2025 Mar 10;4:1546195. doi: 10.3389/fpara.2025.1546195. eCollection 2025.
Parasites have a severe impact on animal and human health. Parasites like worms, ticks, mites, fleas, biting flies, mosquitoes, and pathogenic protozoa affect humans and their pets as well as their livestock globally, both in terms of severity and numbers. Parasitic infections are a global phenomenon, and they can be associated with severe or mild symptoms but represent a continuous risk of severe diseases for animals and humans. Therefore, effective treatment options and the prevention of infection are key for the wellbeing of pets, livestock, and humans, including the reduction of zoonotic risk of infection. The effective control of parasites in animals can greatly improve their quality of life and is also beneficial for humans; this is threatened by drug-resistant parasite populations. Today's key areas for improvement of parasite control are as follows: a) convenience of prevention and treatment, b) effectiveness against drug-resistant parasites, c) availability and reduced costs of treatment, and d) control measurements that are environmentally friendly.
寄生虫对动物和人类健康有着严重影响。蠕虫、蜱虫、螨虫、跳蚤、吸血蝇、蚊子和致病性原生动物等寄生虫在全球范围内影响着人类、他们的宠物以及家畜，无论是在严重程度还是数量方面。寄生虫感染是一种全球现象，它们可能与严重或轻微症状相关，但对动物和人类来说始终存在严重疾病的风险。因此，有效的治疗方案和感染预防对于宠物、家畜和人类的健康至关重要，包括降低人畜共患感染风险。有效控制动物体内的寄生虫可以极大地提高它们的生活质量，对人类也有益；但这受到耐药寄生虫种群的威胁。当今寄生虫控制的关键改进领域如下：a）预防和治疗的便利性，b）对耐药寄生虫的有效性，c）治疗的可及性和成本降低，d）环境友好的控制措施。
