Zoonotic parasites carried by invasive alien species in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The invasive alien species may lead to great environmental and economic crisis due to its strong capability of occupying the biological niche of native species and altering the ecosystem of the invaded area. However, its potential to serve as the vectors of some specific zoonotic pathogens, especially parasites, has been neglected. Thus, the damage that it may cause has been hugely underestimated in this aspect, which is actually an important public health problem. This paper aims to discuss the current status of zoonotic parasites carried by invasive alien species in China.

Main body

This review summarizes the reported zoonotic parasites carried by invasive alien species in China based on the Database of Invasive Alien Species in China. We summarize their prevale

SUBMITTER: Zhu GL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6325848 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature