Parasitiformes (ticks) and Acariformes (mites) vectors and their vertebrate host diversity: A global scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While the infection ecology and epidemiology of some vector-borne pathogens have received extensive research focus, many tick- and mite-borne zoonoses, particularly in the global South, have been largely neglected. The current scoping review aims to understand the global state of knowledge for the infection ecology and epidemiology of tick- and mite-borne pathogens, contextualised by their maintenance community composition, in the landscapes in which these pathogens circulate.

Methods

Online databases were searched with keyword combinations to gather evidence on the relationship between vertebrate host species diversity and the occurrence of tick- and mite-borne diseases. Information related to pathogen, vector species involved in transmission, geographic location

SUBMITTER: Bhat R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12701980 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature