TY - JOUR AU - Sukara, Ratko AU - Mihaljica, Darko AU - Veinović, Gorana AU - Ćirović, Duško AU - Tomanović, Snežana PY - 2020/12/15 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Wild canids as hosts for ticks and tick-borne zoonotic pathogens in Serbia JF - Veterinarski Glasnik JA - Vet Glas VL - 74 IS - 2 SE - Mini Review DO - 10.2298/VETGL200810017S UR - https://veterinarskiglasnik.rs/index.php/vg/article/view/167 SP - 144-153 AB - <p>Wild canids are recognized as important reservoir hosts for several vector-borne<br />pathogens and are a good sentinel species for epidemiological surveillance. Identifying<br />the reservoir hosts for particular zoonotic pathogens in a specific area enables the<br />implementation of adequate measures in order to prevent the occurrence of zoonotic<br />diseases in humans and domestic animals. The present review aims to summarize the<br />role of wild canids in the epidemiology of tick-borne zoonoses in Serbia based on<br />previously published papers and to discuss the available data from an epidemiological<br />point of view. The results of previously published studies indicate that wild canids<br />are potential reservoir hosts for several zoonotic tick-borne pathogens in Serbia, and<br />hosts for several tick species which are proven competent vectors. Based on molecular<br />studies conducted so far, the presence of <em>Anaplasma phagocytophilum</em>, was confirmed in<br />jackals while the presence of Candidatus <em>Neoehrlichia micurensis</em> (FU98), <em>Borrelia burgdorferi</em><br />sensu stricto, <em>Borrelia garinii</em>, and <em>Borrelia lusitaniae</em> was proven by PCR in analyzed red<br />foxes. There is a need for continuous epidemiological monitoring of diseases caused<br />by pathogens previously confirmed in wild canids. Also, further research is needed to<br />reveal the role of other wild and domestic animals in the epidemiology of tick-borne<br />zoonoses in Serbia.</p> ER -