Current Threats to Animals by Arthropod-Borne Disease

Dear Colleagues,

Arthropod-borne diseases are widely distributed worldwide, representing a threat to the health and well-being of wildlife and domestic animals, as well as their productivity. Current threats affecting the abundance of arthropods include climate change, which can modify the life cycles and distribution of different arthropods and consequently modify the patterns of transmission and incidence of endemic diseases. There are other potential threats that can also interact with the patterns of arthropod-borne diseases such as the globalization of animal trading, over-exploitation of natural resources, habitat degradation, and pollution. It is essential to identify and understand these threats to prevent and implement control measures for disease prevention and mitigation to minimize the short- and long-term impacts and risks.

This Special Issue is focused on “Current Treats to Animals by Arthropod-Borne Diseases” and aims to disseminate knowledge on the current and emerging treats of worldwide occurrence that are modifying the prevalence or incidence of diseases transmitted by arthropods. A better understanding of these events and specific situations at the country or regional level will improve the knowledge of the associated risk factors and take the necessary measures to alleviate the negative impacts of arthropod-borne diseases in domestic and wild animals.

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Arthropod-borne disease and climate change
• Change in the ecology of arthropod-borne diseases
• Emerging arthropod-borne diseases
• Epidemiology of arthropod-borne diseases
• Transmission patterns of arthropod-borne diseases
• Impact of current arthropod-borne diseases on the one-health approach

We look forward to receiving your contributions

Dr. Ortega-Pacheco Antonio
Prof. Dr. Bruno Travi
Dr. Matilde Jimenez-Coello
Guest Editors

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• climate change 
• life cycles 
• arthropod ecology and biology 
• arthropod-borne diseases 
• epidemiology of arthropod-borne diseases 
• ecology of arthropod-borne diseases