Co-infection of tick-borne bacterial pathogens in ticks in Inner Mongolia, China.

ABSTRACT: Tick-borne infectious diseases pose a serious health threat in certain regions of the world. Emerging infectious diseases caused by novel tick-borne pathogens have been reported that are causing particular concern. Several tick-borne diseases often coexist in the same foci, and a single vector tick can transmit two or more pathogens at the same time, which greatly increases the probability of co-infection in host animals and humans and can lead to an epidemic of tick-borne disease. The lack of epidemiological data and information on the specific clinical symptoms related to co-infection with tick-borne pathogens means that it is not currently possible to accurately and rapidly distinguish between a single pathogen infection and co-infection with multiple pathogens, which can have serious c

SUBMITTER: Liu D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10030021 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature