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Vets warn pet owners over debilitating Lyme disease as they reveal staggering 560% rise in 6 yearsers, has been recognised by public health officials for some time, according to NHS figures.

Warning to dog owners over the ticks that can wreck lives: Many are unaware their pets can transmit potentially deadly Lyme disease to them, say vets

hope schreef:Ik kreeg mijn tekenbeet door mijn hond.

Brown Dog Tick

Rhipicephalus sanguineus
The brown dog tick carries Q fever, Rocky Mountain spotted fever and other Rickettsia, Babesia and Bartonella.

Rhipicephalus Sanguineus

R. sanguineus, or the brown dog tick, is located worldwide. In Australia, it is verified as present in every state apart from Tasmania (1: CSRIO info, last updated 2004). It is a tick of “great medical and veterinary significance being the vector and reservoir of many human and animal pathogens” (2:pg 349). Human pathogens include Bartonella, several species of Rickettsia, and Coxiella burnetii (Q fever). Animal pathogens include; Ehrlichia canis, several Babesia species such as Canis Vogelli and Gibsoni and is a suspected vector of Anaplasma (2-4). It is also involved in the transmission of Theileria (a protozoa that is closely related to babesia) species such as Theileria parva, otherwise known as East Coast Fever and Theileria ovis (5,6).

Vector competence has not been established with regards to borrelia, although it has been found to harbour borrelia in both America (7) and Europe (8). It is also the suspected vector in Mexico, where a 2008 study in Mexicali, Baja California (a Mexico-US Border City) reported “the existence of B. burgdorferi past/present infection in dogs in an area where the only identified tick is R. sanguineus” (9). This species should be examined both for borrelia species they may carry and vector capabilities.

hope schreef:Bedankt om met me mee te denken.

hope schreef:Ja, mijn hond was bruin.... Zegt dat dan meer over de bewuste teek?

hope schreef:Kan toch ook een andere teek geweest zijn?

Ticks and associated pathogens collected from dogs and cats in Belgium

Million pet owners at risk of deadly diseases from parasite-infested animals, warn vets

A MILLION dog lovers are risking deadly infections because they are not getting their pets treated for fleas and ticks.

One in seven owners admit they are not protecting their animals from dangerous parasites that can threaten their own lives.

Potentially deadly Lyme disease and tapeworm infestations are two serious health threats owners can pick up from their pets.