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Identifier

000421681

Title

Ο Ρόλος του σκύλου ως «δεξαμενή» κροτωνομεταδιδόμενων νοσημάτων : Επιδημιολογικά δεδομένα στην Ελλάδα

Alternative Title

Dogs as reservoirs of tick-borne diseases:

Author

Μοσχοβάκος, Αθανάσιος

Thesis advisor

Τσελέντης, Ιωάννης
Ψαρουλάκη, Άννα
Χοχλάκης, Δημοσθένης

Abstract

The study aims is to investigate the dog’s role as a reservoir of pathogens transmitted by ticks and to present epidemiological data in Greece. The subject of the thesis is covered by the review of the international literature, which presents and analyzes issues related to ticks and their biological structure, their geographical dispersion and the way of habitat of the host. Analytical data are also presented on the most important tick-borne diseases present in Greece, which are anaplasmosis, erlichiasis, babesiosis and rickettsiosis. For every tick-borne disease, there are data on the clinical picture of the disease in the dog and secondarily in humans, the diagnosis methods and the treatment. Finally, epidemiological data on tick-borne diseases in Greece, as well as methods for the prevention of ticks are recorded and presented. The analysis shows that existing epidemiological data are quite limited in our country. Only one recent research has shown that the most common type of tick that is found in dogs in Greece is Rhipicephalus sanguineus (s.l.). with its most common pathogens, are those of rickets and hepatozoonosis. Other research has also identified pathogens that are mainly associated with rickets and anaplasmosis, but most of these have been done in northern Greece. In order to enrich this data, more epidemiological research is needed to be done in Greece.

Language

Greek

Subject

Dog

Epidemiology

Tick-bone diseases

Ticks

Επιδημιολογία

Κρότωνας

Σκύλος

Issue date

2019-03-27