Surveillance and Risk Analysis for Bovine Babesiosis in England and Wales to Inform Disease Distribution.

ABSTRACT: Babesia divergens is a zoonotic piroplasm that infects both cattle and humans in Europe. Disease transmission occurs through Ixodes ricinus tick bites, a species that is increasing in abundance and distribution across Europe in response to climate and land-use changes. Developments in agri-environment policy and changing consumer demands may also have unintended consequences on tick-borne disease rates. Currently, B. divergens surveillance in British cattle is limited, rendering temporal trend analysis and the detection of potential zoonotic hotspots impossible. The objective of this study was to assess syndromic surveillance as a means of determining babesiosis distribution in British cattle, and to evaluate the intrinsic disease risk factors in order to respond to di

SUBMITTER: McFadzean H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10339932 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature