Emerging Threats to Animals in the United Kingdom by Arthropod-Borne Diseases.

ABSTRACT: Worldwide, arthropod-borne disease transmission represents one of the greatest threats to public and animal health. For the British Isles, an island group on the north-western coast of continental Europe consisting of the United Kingdom (UK) and the Republic of Ireland, physical separation offers a barrier to the introduction of many of the pathogens that affect animals on the rest of the continent. Added to this are strict biosecurity rules at ports of entry and the depauperate vector biodiversity found on the islands. Nevertheless, there are some indigenous arthropod-borne pathogens that cause sporadic outbreaks, such as the tick-borne louping ill virus, found almost exclusively in the British Isles, and a range of piroplasmid infections that are poorly characterized. These provide an on

SUBMITTER: Folly AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7010938 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature